title: Acute fascioliasis with multiple liver abscesses.
abstract: Human fascioliasis is distributed worldwide with several foci of high endemicity. Being a rare disease in Europe, we describe here a case in the initial hepatic phase of the disease. Therapeutic and, with reference to the 2 distinct stages of disease, diagnostic standards are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medical Clinic (Infectious Diseases), Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teichmann
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grobusch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Göbels
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suttorp
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005210:Fasciola hepatica; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male