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
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
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
