Presentation of A Case of Obstructive Jaundice Due to Fasciola hepatica
Fasciola hepatica is usually a parasite for herbivorouses bile ducts. This parasite can affect human via infected water and vegetables . Infection with this parasite can cause wide broad of signs & symptoms. Typical acute form is characterized by fever, abdominal pain...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
2000-12-01
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| Series: | پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا |
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| Online Access: | http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-928-en.html |
| Summary: | Fasciola hepatica is usually a parasite for herbivorouses bile ducts. This
parasite can affect human via infected water and vegetables . Infection
with this parasite can cause wide broad of signs & symptoms. Typical
acute form is characterized by fever, abdominal pain and hepatomegaly
and chronic form characterized by extra hepatic obstruction
manifestations. This case is a 27 years old woman presented with
abdominal pain , icter , itching and occasional fever . Laboratory.
findings showed 5% eosinophilic count.
Ultrasonography showed obstructive bile ducts disease. In ERCP bile
ducts (choledochal ) parasitic disease was suggested. Surgery was
performed and confirmed Fasciola hepatica. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-722X 2588-7238 |