[Four kinds of parasites in an 8-year-old boy. Therapeutic effects of praziquantel against Fasciola hepatica].

An 8-year-old Turkish boy had recurrent abdominal colics associated with marked eosinophilia. Four different kinds of parasites were isolated from stool and duodenal juice: Fasciola hepatica, Entamoeba histolytica, Ascaris lumbricoides and Lamblia intestinalis. Conventional drugs were successful in treating the latter three parasites. But because of problems connected with the treatment of F. hepatica, praziquantel was administered, 15 mg/kg five times daily for 5 days, with curative results. This is the first published successful treatment of Fasciola hepatica with this drug in Europe.