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FASCIOLIASIS CAUSING HEPATITIS IN TWO EATERS OF WATER CRESS
Author(s) -
WOOD IAN J.,
STEPHENS WILLIAM B.,
PORTER DONALD D.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb106353.x
Subject(s) - fasciola hepatica , emetine , liver fluke , hepatitis , helminths , veterinary medicine , virology , medicine , biology , traditional medicine , immunology , pharmacology
Fasciola hepatica infection of the liver in a husband and wife occurred after they had eaten water cress exposed to pollution by cattle. Diagnosis was a problem. Both responded to treatment with chloroquine and emetine. The epidemilology and pathology of infection of the liver by Fasciola hepatica are described. The danger of eating water cress is emphasized for this momentary delight may lead to a chronic debilitating illness.