title: Fasciola hepatica infestation as a very rare cause of extrahepatic cholestasis.
abstract: Fasciola hepatica, an endemic parasite in Turkey, is still a very rare cause of cholestasis worldwide. Through ingestion of contaminated water plants like watercress, humans can become the definitive host of this parasite. Cholestatic symptoms may be sudden but in some cases they may be preceded by a long period of fever, eosinophilia and vague gastrointestinal symptoms. We report a woman with cholangitis symptoms of sudden onset which was proved to be due to Fasciola hepatica infestation by an endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dobrucali
authors.forename: Rafet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yigitbasi
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erzin
authors.forename: Oguzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sunamak
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yakar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001735:Bithionol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000209:etiology*; D005210:Fasciola hepatica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D001735:Bithionol