title: Molecular confirmation that Fasciola gigantica can undertake aberrant migrations in human hosts.
abstract: Two cases of aberrant migration by the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica in humans are reported. In both cases, subadult worms emerged through the skin. The identity of the worms was confirmed from their DNA sequences. This uncommon human pathogen might be more likely than F. hepatica to undertake aberrant migrations in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Institute of Biotechnology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thanh Hoa
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Nguyen Van
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agatsuma
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vercruysse
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorny
authors.forename: Thanh Giang Thi
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1 / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D005209:Fasciola / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009068:Movement; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018509:DNA, Helminth; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D015801:Helminth Proteins; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1