Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey
Introduction: We aimed to analyze the approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with fascioliasis in light of current literature. Methodology: Thirty-nine patients with fascioliasis admitted to the Surgery Clinic of Dicle Medical Faculty (Turkey) were included in this study. The demogra...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2014-11-01
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| author | Burak Veli Ulger Murat Kapan Abdullah Boyuk Omer Uslukaya Abdullah Oguz Zubeyir Bozdag Sadullah Girgin |
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| description | Introduction: We aimed to analyze the approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with fascioliasis in light of current literature.
Methodology: Thirty-nine patients with fascioliasis admitted to the Surgery Clinic of Dicle Medical Faculty (Turkey) were included in this study. The demographic, clinical, diagnostic, treatment and outcome data were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: Abdominal pain (n = 37; 95%) and eosinophilia (n = 31; 79%) were the most common findings. Twenty-seven patients were diagnosed by clinical and radiological findings. Patients were treated with triclabendazole. Thirty-six (92.4%) of the patients improved after medical treatment.
Conclusions: The presence of typical clinical, laboratory and radiological findings is sufficient for diagnosis. Triclabendazole administration is often an effective treatment, with improvements occurring over the course of a few months.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8be161e6d772443eb2c6ea400af49c182025-08-20T02:57:21ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-11-0181110.3855/jidc.5124Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in TurkeyBurak Veli Ulger0Murat Kapan1Abdullah Boyuk2Omer Uslukaya3Abdullah Oguz4Zubeyir Bozdag5Sadullah Girgin6Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, TurkeyDicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, TurkeyDicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General SurgeryDicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, TurkeyDicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, TurkeyDicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, TurkeyDicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, TurkeyIntroduction: We aimed to analyze the approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with fascioliasis in light of current literature. Methodology: Thirty-nine patients with fascioliasis admitted to the Surgery Clinic of Dicle Medical Faculty (Turkey) were included in this study. The demographic, clinical, diagnostic, treatment and outcome data were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Abdominal pain (n = 37; 95%) and eosinophilia (n = 31; 79%) were the most common findings. Twenty-seven patients were diagnosed by clinical and radiological findings. Patients were treated with triclabendazole. Thirty-six (92.4%) of the patients improved after medical treatment. Conclusions: The presence of typical clinical, laboratory and radiological findings is sufficient for diagnosis. Triclabendazole administration is often an effective treatment, with improvements occurring over the course of a few months. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5124Fasciola hepaticadiagnosistreatment |
| spellingShingle | Burak Veli Ulger Murat Kapan Abdullah Boyuk Omer Uslukaya Abdullah Oguz Zubeyir Bozdag Sadullah Girgin Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Fasciola hepatica diagnosis treatment |
| title | Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey |
| title_full | Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey |
| title_short | Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey |
| title_sort | fasciola hepatica infection at a university clinic in turkey |
| topic | Fasciola hepatica diagnosis treatment |
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