A human case of gallbladder fascioliasis in Korea.
The authors would record the fifth case of human fascioliasis in Korea, occurring in a 48 year old Korean man who lived in Munkyong, Kyongsangbuk-do. The diagnosis was based on the morphology and measurements of the eggs which were collected in necrotic debris from the tunnel-like ulcerations of the gallbladder wall which was surgically removed for a gall stone. Although we failed to find out the fluke in the specimen, there found an evidence of once presence of Fasciola in the inflamed wall of the gallbladder in this patient.
Hong
Sung Tae
ST
Departent of Parasitology, Pathology and Institute of Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Soon Hynug
SH
Chi
Je Geun
JG
Lee
Tae Sook
TS
Lee
Chi Young
CY
Suh
Bo Yang
BY
Lee
Young Hyun
YH