title: Eosinophil cationic protein in patients with fascioliasis: its probable effects on symptoms and signs.
abstract: Eosinophilia is 1 of the most common signs of fascioliasis especially during acute stage. In this study, our aim was to determine eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in the sera of patients with fascioliasis and to investigate the likely relation between ECP and symptoms and signs of fascioliasis. Presence of high liver enzyme levels, eosinophilia, abdominal pain or urticaria was not found to be significantly associated with ECP positivity (p>0.05), but statistical analyses revealed that ECP positivity was significantly related to weight loss status of patients (p<0.005). In conclusion, ECP may be 1 of the likely causes of the symptoms and signs of fascioliasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. demirci@med.sdu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Emel Sesli
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Buket Cicioglu
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Aridogan
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D047150:Eosinophil Cationic Protein / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D014581:Urticaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D047150:Eosinophil Cationic Protein