Human dicrocoeliasis. Report on 208 cases from Saudi Arabia.
In 3 years, Dicrocoelium dendriticum ova were detected in 208 patients at the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during 1984-1986. At least 7 of these patients had a true infection and at least 34 patients had spurious infection as they gave a history of eating raw liver. 23% of the 208 patients were under 14 years of age. The peak incidence was between October and November in each of the 3 years. 134 of these patients were symptomatic. 16 patients had disturbed liver functions and 13 had eosinophilia. 10 patients had gall bladder or biliary tree disease and in at least 2 of which it was due to D. dendriticum. Malabsorption occurred in one patient. Praziquantel was used in 9 patients and was successful in treating 4 of these patients.
el-Shiekh Mohamed
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Gastroenterology Division, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004011:Dicrocoeliasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004013:Dicrocoelium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons
D011223:Praziquantel