Human ectopic fascioliasis in the cecum.
A case of ectopic human Fasciola spp. infection in the cecal wall is reported. The patient, a 27-year-old Korean woman, resident in Seoul, Korea, presented with nausea, vomiting, and epigastric tenderness. One week later a palpable mass was discovered in the right iliac fossa. A clinical diagnosis of a carcinoma of the colon was made and the patient underwent a cecal resection. The mass proved to be an inflammatory reaction containing numerous tracts made by the migrating fluke, Fasciola sp.
D000328:Adult; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology