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A Clinical Presentation of a Very Rare Infection: Parenchymal Fasciola Hepatica
Author(s) -
Ferdane Sapmaz,
İsmail Hakkı Kalkan,
Sefa Güliter,
Adem Nazlioglu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2013.2998
Subject(s) - fasciola hepatica , presentation (obstetrics) , hepatica , computed tomography , liver fluke , abscess , pathology , parenchyma , fasciola , liver abscess , medicine , radiology , biology , helminths , immunology , surgery
Fascioliasis is primarily an infection of livestock such as cattle and sheep, caused by the flat, brown liver fluke Fasciola hepatica. Humans are accidental hosts. The diagnosis of infection depends on suspicion. Radiologic findings are specific. Usually, Computed Tomography (CT) and other imaging studies show hypodense migratory lesions of the liver. The development of a chronic liver abscess appears to be extremely rare. Here we present our case with hepatic abscess due to F. hepatica, which is a rare clinical presentation.

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