Fascioliasis: a rare cause of liver abscess

Postgrad Med J. 2014 Mar;90(1061):179-80. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-131942. Epub 2014 Jan 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / parasitology*
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cholangiography
  • Fasciola hepatica / drug effects
  • Fasciola hepatica / isolation & purification*
  • Fascioliasis / diagnosis*
  • Fascioliasis / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Abscess / drug therapy
  • Liver Abscess / parasitology*
  • Nausea / parasitology
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use
  • Thiazoles / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Thiazoles
  • Praziquantel
  • nitazoxanide