Open AccessFasciola hepatica infestation as a very rare cause of extrahepatic cholestasis
Author(s) -
Ahmet Dobrucalı,
Rafet Yiğitbaşı,
Yusuf Erzın,
Oğuzhan Sunamak,
Erdal Polat,
Hakan Yakar
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.3076
Subject(s) - fasciola hepatica , infestation , eosinophilia , cholestasis , medicine , fasciola , gastroenterology , ingestion , helminthiasis , helminths , pathology , biology , immunology , botany
Fasciola hepatica, an endemic parasite in Turkey, is still a very rare cause of cholestasis worldwide. Through ingestion of contaminated water plants like watercress, humans can become the definitive host of this parasite. Cholestatic symptoms may be sudden but in some cases they may be preceded by a long period of fever, eosinophilia and vague gastrointestinal symptoms. We report a woman with cholangitis symptoms of sudden onset which was proved to be due to Fasciola hepatica infestation by an endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.