Letter: Fascioliasis
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- Imported Human Fascioliasis, United Kingdom. Chand, Meera A.; Herman, Joanna S.; Partridge, David G.; Hewitt, Kirsten; Chiodini, Peter L. // Emerging Infectious Diseases;Nov2009, Vol. 15 Issue 11, p1876
A letter to the editor about the prevalence of human fascioliasis in Great Britain is presented.
- A 52-Year-Old Woman with a Subcapsular Liver Hematoma. // Clinical Infectious Diseases;May2011, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p1137
A photo quiz related to subcapsular fascioliasis liver hematoma is presented.
- Fascioliasis in Antalya. Mamikoglu, Latife; Saba, Rabin // Clinical Infectious Diseases;6/1/2001, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p1658
Focuses on cases of patients with Fascioloa hepatica infection. Information on fascioliasis; Results of laboratory tests conducted on patients; How the diagnosis of fascioliasis was made.
- Imported Fasciola hepatica Infection in the United States and Treatment with Triclabendazole. Graham, Camilla S.; Brodie, Sharon B.; Weller, Peter F. // Clinical Infectious Diseases;7/1/2001, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p1
Features a case study on two patients from Cape Verde who illustrate the spectrum of clinical presentations of Fasciola hepatica, a liver termatode. Details on fascioliasis, a zoonotic disease caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica; Case reports; Characterics of the chronic or biliary stage...
- Epidemiology of human fascioliasis: A review and proposed new classification. Mas-Coma, M.S.; Esteban, J.G. // Bulletin of the World Health Organization;1999, Vol. 77 Issue 4, p340
Proposes a classification for the epidemiology of human fascioliasis. Geographical distribution; Human infection intensities; Domestic animal reservoir hosts.
- A 52-Year-Old Woman with a Subcapsular Liver Hematoma. // Clinical Infectious Diseases;May2011, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p1195
The article presents answer to a photo quiz related to subcapsular fascioliasis liver hematoma published in May 1, 2011 issue of the journal.
- €ocukluk dneminde hipereozinofilinin nadir bir nedeni: Fascioliasis. DOĞRU, Mahmut; ZMEN, Serap; GİNİŞ, Tayfur; BOSTANCI, İlknur // Asthma Allergy Immunology / Astim Allerji Immunoloji;Dec2013, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p193
Hypereosinophilia is a rare clinical entity. Infections, especially parasitic infections, cause hypereosinophilia. Fascioliasis is a rare cause of eosinophilia. In this article, we presented a case diagnosed with fascioliasis that admitted complaints of abdominal pain and rash on face, and...
- Familial Trichostrongylus Infection Misdiagnosed as Acute Fascioliasis. Ashrafi, Keyhan; Tahbaz, Ali; Sharifdini, Meysam; Mas-Coma, Santiago // Emerging Infectious Diseases;Oct2015, p1869
The article discusses how familial Trichostrongylus infection was misdiagnosed as acute fascioliasis. It mentions the familial outbreaks tied to the consumption of fresh vegetables fertilized with goat and sheep manure. It proposes the need to consider trichostrongyliasis in patients with...
- fascioliasis. Peters, Michael // BMA A-Z Family Medical Encyclopedia;2004, p299
An encyclopedia entry for the term "fascioliasis" is presented. It pertains to a disease affecting the liver and bile ducts resulting from infestation with the liver fluke species Fasciola Hepatica. It is noted that a person who eats plant food which is contaminated with the larvae of the fluke...
- Conservative Management of Biliary Obstruction Due to Fasciola hepaticia. Mannstadt, Michael; Sing, Andreas; Leitritz, Lorenz; Brenner-Maucher, Karine; Bogner, Johannes // Clinical Infectious Diseases;11/1/2000, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p1301
Presents a case of temporary biliary obstruction due to fascioliasis. Information on fascioliasis or liver fluke disease; Details on the case of a woman admitted to a hospital because of the onset of pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant and bouts of nausea; Medical treatment given to the...
