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Published on: August 7, 2019
Obstructive jaundice of a parasitic etiology
M ª Antonia Remacha1, Mª Pilar Goñi2, Jesus Espinel3
1Servicio de Microbiología, Complejo de Asistencia Universitario de León, España.
Abstract:
We present the case of a patient with colic pain in the epigastrium and right hypochondrium, which was accompanied by choluria and acholia and slightly elevated levels of bilirubin and eosinophilia. Abdominal echography and magnetic resonance imaging identified a biliary obstruction and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was used to extract 3 adult worms identified as Fasciola hepatica. This case highlights the need to consider the suspicion of biliary obstruction caused by Fasciola hepatica in the presence of obstructive jaundice, with or without eosinophilia.
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