Dicrocoelium dendriticum: a true infection?
Dicrocoelium dendriticum is a liver parasite of ruminants. Humans are occasionally infected by ingestion of intermediate hosts. We report a rare case of dicrocoeliasis in a 55-year-old woman who presented with eosinophilia and elevated bilirubin. Therapy with albendazole eradicated the parasite and normalized blood parameters.
Magi
Barbara
B
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Molecular Biology, Clinic of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunology, University of Siena, Italy.
Frati
Elena
E
Bernini
Laura
L
Sansoni
Anna
A
Zanelli
Giacomo
G
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004011:Dicrocoeliasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D004013:Dicrocoelium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole