[A case report:the progress of fascioliasis from hepatic phase to biliary phase]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2023;120(3):269-275. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.120.269.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

This is a case report of fascioliasis that progressed from the hepatic to the biliary phases over 2 years. A woman in her late 60s ate Zingiber mioga from the field, which was followed by abdominal pain that occurred 1 month later. Although CT and MRI studies revealed an increase in blood eosinophils as well as multiple hepatic nodules, they vanished quickly. After 2 years, an MRCP study revealed multiple flat lesions, which were diagnosed as adult fascioliasis. Definitive diagnosis was provided by enzyme-labeled antibody method using fasciola-specific antigen. Triclabendazole was administered once to complete the treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anthelmintics* / therapeutic use
  • Benzimidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Fascioliasis* / diagnosis
  • Fascioliasis* / drug therapy
  • Fascioliasis* / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Triclabendazole / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Triclabendazole