PURPOSE The aim of this study was to present the imaging characteristics of patients with hepatobiliary fascioliasis and describe a new imaging finding. MATERIALS AND METHODS Imaging and clinical findings of five patients diagnosed with hepatobiliary fascioliasis were retrospectively evaluated. All patients were examined by abdominal ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT); two were...

Human dicrocoeliosis is reported sporadically in various parts of the world. We report a case in a 21-year-old male, who had right upper abdominal pain, weight loss, and chronic relapsing watery diarrhea three to four times daily for four weeks. The patient had abdominal tenderness to palpation in the right upper quadrant. Alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, and serum immunoglobulin...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Fasciola hepatica is a rare zoonotic parasite that infects the liver of many mammals including humans. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of fascioliasis in Van province by ELISA (antibody detection) on the assumption that not all cases could be detected by stool examination alone. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of randomly selected 1,600 patients, direct...

Livestock production around the world is impacted by liver fluke (Fasciola spp.) infection resulting in serious economic losses to beef, dairy and sheep industries with significant of about $90 million per annum Australia. Triclabendazole (TCBZ) most effective anthelmintic treatment available control infections; however, widespread emergence TCBZ resistance livestock threatens control. Alternat...