Title of article
A 6-year-old girl with abdominal pain and hepatomegaly; Fasciloa hepatica with an unusual presentation
Author/Authors
Farahmand ، Fatemeh - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Edalatkhah ، Ruhollah - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Memairan ، Sara - Tehran University of Medical Sciences. , Jafari-Fesharaki ، Hojjatollah - Tehran University of Medical Sciences. , Gharib ، Behdad - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Pages
5
From page
43
To page
47
Abstract
We present a girl afflicted by Fasciola hepatica who was firstly considered to have other causes of jaundice and abdominal pain; however, she had eosinophilia. The clinicians initially ruled out the possibility parasitic infection via having one negative stool examination. According to the epidemiologic characteristics of the region, the patient belonged to hypereosinophilia and hyper IgE; we repeated the stool exam 3 times and the experienced parasitologist confirmed the diagnosis.
Keywords
fasciola hepatica , hypereosinophilia , hepatomegaly , jaundice , abdominal pain
Journal title
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Serial Year
2016
Journal title
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Record number
2456287
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