| Title: | An unusual case of biliary obstruction caused by Dicrocoelium dentriticum |
| Author(s): | Karadag B; Bilici A; Doventas A; Kantarci F; Selcuk D; Dincer N; Oner YA; Erdincler DS; |
| Address: | "Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. ahmetknower@softhome.net" |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00365540510031430 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0036-5548 (Print) 0036-5548 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Dicrocoelium dentriticum (D. dentriticum) is a liver fluke induced biliary obstruction. Infection usually occurs in herbivores such as sheep, goats and deer; human infection is very rarely encountered in clinical practice. We report on a 65-y-old female presenting with biliary obstruction caused by D. dentriticum. Following treatment with triclobendazole, her symptoms disappeared, and laboratory values returned to normal range within 6 months. Parasitosis is an important cause of biliary obstruction. We suggest that for patients presenting with biliary obstruction, D. dentriticum should be included in the differential diagnosis" |
| Keywords: | "Aged Animals Bile Ducts/*parasitology/pathology Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance Cholestasis, Extrahepatic/diagnostic imaging/*parasitology Dicrocoeliasis/*complications/diagnostic imaging/parasitology Dicrocoelium/*isolation & purification Fe;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineKaradag, Berrin Bilici, Ahmet Doventas, Alper Kantarci, Fatih Selcuk, Dogan Dincer, Nilgun Oner, Y Ali Erdincler, Deniz Suna eng Case Reports England 2005/07/30 Scand J Infect Dis. 2005; 37(5):385-8. doi: 10.1080/00365540510031430" |
