title: A Case of Fascioliasis Treated Successfully Without Sequelae in a Japanese Expatriate Living in Jakarta.
abstract: A 46-year-old Japanese female expatriate living in Jakarta presented with intermittent fever lasting for a month. Although she was considered at low risk of Fasciola spp. infection because she lived in an upper-class residential area of the city, the patient presented with eosinophilia after consuming organic raw vegetables; in addition, contrast-enhanced computed tomography detected microabscesses in a tractlike pattern in the liver. These findings led to an early diagnosis of fascioliasis, which was successfully treated without sequelae. In any patient with a history of consuming raw vegetables, fascioliasis should be suspected regardless of where the patient has lived.
authors: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: Masataro
authors: M
authors: Norizuki
authors: Department of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: Teppei
authors: T
authors: Sasahara
authors: Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors: Harumi
authors: H
authors: Gomi
authors: Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: Yuji
authors: Y
authors: Morisawa
authors: Division of General Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: Noriko
authors: N
authors: Takamura
authors: Division of General Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: Tsuneaki
authors: T
authors: Kenzaka
authors: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Tetsuro
authors: T
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Fujiya
authors: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Yasuyuki
authors: Y
authors: Kato
authors: Division of Medical Zoology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Matsuoka
keywords: Fasciola gigantica; Fasciola hepatica; computed tomography; fascioliasis; triclabendazole