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Dicrocoelium dendriticum: a true infection?

Barbara Magi1, Elena Frati, Laura Bernini, Anna Sansoni, Giacomo Zanelli.   

Abstract

Dicrocoelium dendriticum is a liver parasite of ruminants. Humans are occasionally infected by ingestion of intermediate hosts. We report a rare case of dicrocoeliasis in a 55-year-old woman who presented with eosinophilia and elevated bilirubin. Therapy with albendazole eradicated the parasite and normalized blood parameters.

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Year:  2009        PMID: 19602926

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infez Med        ISSN: 1124-9390


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1.  Dicrocoelium dendriticum: an emerging spurious infection in a geographic area with a high level of immigration.

Authors:  I Cabeza-Barrera; T Cabezas-Fernández; J Salas Coronas; J Vázquez Villegas; F Cobo
Journal:  Ann Trop Med Parasitol       Date:  2011-07

2.  Dicrocoelium dendriticum: An Unusual Parasitological Diagnosis in a Reference International Health Unit.

Authors:  Zaira Moure; Francesc Zarzuela; Mateu Espasa; Diana Pou; Nuria Serre-Delcor; Begoña Treviño; Cristina Bocanegra; Israel Molina; Tomas Pumarola; Elena Sulleiro
Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg       Date:  2016-11-28       Impact factor: 2.345

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