The Epidemiological Characteristics, Clinical Presentations, Diagnostic Methods, Medical, Endoscopic & Surgical Intervention in Human Fasciola Hepatica in Sulaimani Governorate, Kurdistan / Iraq
Keywords:
Fasciolosis, liver abscess, Eosinophilia, ERCPAbstract
Background: Human fasciolosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease. The disease is increasing andaffecting countries and areas not affected before. Animal trafficking and animal raising contribute
to the disease.
Objectives: Characterize the epidemiology and the clinical presentations of the disease in Iraqi
Kurdistan.
Patients & methods: Thirty-six patients were diagnosed with human fasciolosis. The
epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the infestation was studied and evaluated.
Results: Among the 36 patients, half of the patients were male and the other half was females. The
diagnosis was suspected from the clinical presentation, characterized by imaging’s and confirmed
by serology and or stool ova.
Conclusions: Human fasciolosis is an emerging disease in Iraqi Kurdistan. It should enter in the
differential diagnosis of liver abscess, eosinophilia, moving objects in the cholecystectmomt
field& ERCP.
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