title: Fasciolopsiasis presenting as intestinal perforation: a case report.
abstract: Infestation by the zoonotic trematode Fasciolopsis buski (fasciolopsiasis) is seen in several parts of South-East Asia. Abdominal pain, diarrhoea, mucosal ulceration, intestinal obstruction, anasarca, and even fatality are described following heavy infestation. We present here the case of a 10-year-old boy from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, India with heavy infestation by Fasciolopsis buski causing intestinal perforation. Fasciolopsiasis is by no means rare but its presentation as a case of intestinal perforation is extraordinary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Hemanga K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005212:Fasciolidae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000379:methods; D007194:India; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel