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- Title
Ectopic Human Fasciola hepatica Infection by an Adult Worm in the Mesocolon.
- Authors
Ah Jin Kim; Chang Hwan Choi; Sun Keun Choi; Yong Woon Shin; Yun-Kyu Park; Lucia Kim; Suk Jin Choi; Jee Young Han; Joon Mee Kim; Young Chae Chu; In Suh Park
- Abstract
We report here an ectopic case of Fasciola hepatica infection confirmed by recovery of an adult worm in the mesocolon. A 56-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with discomfort and pain in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen. Abdominal CT showed 3 abscesses in the left upper quadrant, mesentery, and pelvic cavity. On surgical exploration, abscess pockets were found in the mesocolon of the sigmoid colon and transverse colon. A leaf-like worm found in the abscess pocket of the mesocolon of the left colon was diagnosed as an adult fluke of F. hepatica. Histologically, numerous eggs of F. hepatica were noted with acute and chronic granulomatous inflammations in the subserosa and pericolic adipose tissues. Conclusively, a rare case of ectopic fascioliasis has been confirmed in this study by the adult worm recovery of F. hepatica in the mesocolon.
- Subjects
FASCIOLA hepatica; FASCIOLIASIS; HISTOLOGY; DISCOMFORT glare; ABSCESSES
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 6, p725
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2015.53.6.725