title: Cutaneous fascioliasis: a case report in Vietnam.
abstract: A 40 year-old woman living in Gialai, Kontum, Vietnam, developed a red solid mass in the epigastric region. From ultrasound investigation, liver abscess and myositis of the intercostal muscle was diagnosed. Two weeks after treatment with antibiotics, the mass disappeared, but a migratory track developed in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. An aspiration of the vesicular end of the serpiginous track showed a light brown, living worm that was later identified as an immature Fasciola sp. This is the first case report of cutaneous fascioliasis in the form similar to creeping eruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. lexuan02@hcm.vnn.vn
authors.forename: Le Thi
authors.initials: le T
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Nguyen Thien
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Jitra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waikagul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014744:Vietnam