Cutaneous fascioliasis: a case report in Vietnam.
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.
Xuan
Le Thi
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. lexuan02@hcm.vnn.vn
Hung
Nguyen Thien
NT
Waikagul
Jitra
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D000328:Adult; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014744:Vietnam