title: Zoonotic Dicrocoeliasis dendriticum in a farmer's family at Giza Governorate, Egypt.
abstract: Dicrocoeliasis (Lancet liver fluke disease) is caused by Dicrocoelium dendriticum, a trematode living in bile ducts of sheep, cattle and other mammals including man. Human infection is asymptomatic or mild to moderately severe, but being sporadic or rarely reported. This paper reported zoonotic dicrocoeliasis dendriticum among a farmer's family and his domestic animals. The father and mother were successfully treated with Triclabendazole and the children and animals were successfully treated with Mirazid and Oleo-resin solution of Commiphora molmol respectively.
authors: Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculity of Medicine, Al-Azhar University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
authors: Abdou Mabrouk
authors: AM
authors: El-Shafie
authors: Mahmoud A H
authors: MA
authors: Fouad
authors: Mona F
authors: MF
authors: Khalil
authors: Tosson A
authors: TA
authors: Morsy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002020:Buffaloes; D029744:Commiphora / Q000737:chemistry; D004011:Dicrocoeliasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D018397:Equidae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012116:Resins, Plant; D012756:Sheep; D000077682:Triclabendazole; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012116:Resins, Plant; D000077682:Triclabendazole; C587573:myrrh resin