title: [Obstructive jaundice, Fasciola hepatica: a new case report].
abstract: A case of obstructive jaundice caused by Fasciola hepatica in a 35-year-old white woman was reported. The diagnosis was made by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and corroborated by the presence of eggs of the parasite in the feces. She was treated with triclabendazol. It was observed an improvement of the clinical picture and negativization of the conical cups in the serial control analyses made on the 7Th, 30th, 60th and 90th day after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Ciudad de La Habana. rene.diaz@ipk.sld.cu
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Díaz Fernńandez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González Rubio
authors.forename: Lesly María
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Millán Alvarez
authors.forename: Madelyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcés Martínes
authors.forename: Rosa L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Medina Aguilar
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlos Millan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077682:Triclabendazole
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D000077682:Triclabendazole