A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites

Background and Objective: Infection with fasciola hepatica a parasite of trematodes due to various clinical manifestations and it is common in Iran especially among people living in north provinces. Case: In this study a case of fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites wa...

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Autores principales: D Mansouri, A , Jamshidi Fard
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ed8447a723384df1925376c8fcc5ad202021-11-10T09:19:48ZA case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites1561-41072251-7170https://doaj.org/article/ed8447a723384df1925376c8fcc5ad202002-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jbums.org/article-1-2813-en.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1561-4107https://doaj.org/toc/2251-7170Background and Objective: Infection with fasciola hepatica a parasite of trematodes due to various clinical manifestations and it is common in Iran especially among people living in north provinces. Case: In this study a case of fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites was reported and diagnosed by positive serologic test, typical findings of liver CT-scan and significant peripheral blood eosinophilia. The patient was treated with complete resolution of clinical and radiologic manifestations. Conclusion: With regard to the prevalence of this infection in Iran and clinical manifestations in all patients with above findings should be considered.D MansouriA , Jamshidi FardBabol University of Medical Sciencesarticlefascioliasisrecurrent feverascitesMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENFAMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 50-54 (2002)
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language EN
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topic fascioliasis
recurrent fever
ascites
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
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spellingShingle fascioliasis
recurrent fever
ascites
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
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D Mansouri
A , Jamshidi Fard
A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites
description Background and Objective: Infection with fasciola hepatica a parasite of trematodes due to various clinical manifestations and it is common in Iran especially among people living in north provinces. Case: In this study a case of fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites was reported and diagnosed by positive serologic test, typical findings of liver CT-scan and significant peripheral blood eosinophilia. The patient was treated with complete resolution of clinical and radiologic manifestations. Conclusion: With regard to the prevalence of this infection in Iran and clinical manifestations in all patients with above findings should be considered.
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title A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites
title_short A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites
title_full A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites
title_fullStr A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites
title_full_unstemmed A case report of Fascioliasis with rare manifestations of recurrent fever and ascites
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