American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 774-776

Hypereosinophilia and liver mass in an immigrant (Article) (Open Access)

Noyer C.M. , Coyle C.M. , Werner C. , Dupouy-Camet J. , Tanowitz H.B. , Wittner M.*
  • a Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1600 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States
  • b Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1600 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States
  • c Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1600 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States
  • d Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1600 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States
  • e Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1600 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States
  • f Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1600 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States

Abstract

Human infection with the sheep liver fluke Fasciola hepatica is a global zoonosis that usually parallels the prevalence of infection in sheep and other ruminants. The disease is endemic in South and Central America, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean region, many parts of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and China. There have been a number of focal outbreaks reported from Europe, including southern France and the Mediterranean region. Since acute fascioliasis has rarely been reported in the United States, physicians in this country frequently overlook the diagnosis. Therefore, we report a case of acute human fascioliasis and review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease in a recently arrived immigrant.

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Index Keywords

China Puerto Rico immigrant bovids Fasciola hepatica sheep disease zoonosis hypereosinophilia fascioliasis Australia Paralichthys dentatus Fasciola pathogenesis Trematoda triclabendazole Hepatica France Bovidae human Asia Middle East Central America United States case report female South America Africa prevalence Article Sheep Ovis aries adult endemic disease Caribbean Islands
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DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.774
ISSN: 00029637
Cited by: 30
Original Language: English