Fasciola hepatica infection: clinical and radiological findings in pediatric patients

Karadag-Oncel E., ÖZSÜREKCİ Y., OZKAYA-PARLAKAY A., CELIK M., CENGİZ A. B., HALİLOĞLU M., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.54, sa.4, ss.362-367, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.362-367
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fascioliasis, an uncommon liver disease in children, is caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica. Its clinical and laboratory findings may mimic several disorders of the liver, including malignancies. Diagnosis is usually made by demonstrating the presence of the parasite in liver tissue or the stool, or by serology, but many children are diagnosed incidentally. Described here are the clinical, laboratory and radiological features of five pediatric fascioliasis cases with different clinical pictures presenting over a period of five years, all of whom were successfully cured with oral triclabendazole.