Title
Inflammatory pseudotumor by Fasciola hepatica: A case report
Other title
Pseudotumor inflamatorio por Fasciola hepatica: A propósito de un caso
Date Issued
01 December 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Abstract
Introduction: Fasciola hepatica is a parasite of the class Trematoda. It commonly has been found in developing countries. When it infects humans is characterized by a triad of fever, pain in right upper quadrant and peripheral eosinophilia. We present a 67-year-old female from a rural town of the north of Lima, Peru, it was found abdominal pain, eosinophilia and focal hepatic lesions. For this reason, a hepatic mass was the initial suspicion. The hepatic biopsy was performed and one of the findings was eosinophilia. Fasciola hepatica infection should be considered as part of differential diagnosis in hepatic tumors with eosinophilia when the origin of the patient is from endemic areas of F. hepatica.
Start page
703
End page
705
Volume
32
Issue
6
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84958044273
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Chilena de Infectologia
ISSN of the container
07161018
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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