Obstructive Jaundice Due To a Fasciola Hepatica Worm in an Ethiopian Patient
A 30yearold lady presented to the University of Gondar Hospital with intermittent jaundice & RUQ abdominal pain of one year duration. Physical findings were deep icterus and mild RUQ tenderness. Investigations suggested obstructive jaundice. Intraoperatively, the cause of biliary obstruction was found to be a Fasciola hepatica worm.
Obstructive jaundice is a very rare manifestation of human fascioliasis and its occurrence in this report may indicate a significant prevalence of the disease in our population.
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Obstructive jaundice
Fasciola hepatica
Human fascioliasis
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Zeki Abdurahman, Mohammed Kedir (2021-06-17). Obstructive Jaundice Due To a Fasciola Hepatica Worm in an Ethiopian Patient. Ethiopian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Vol. 3 No. I (2010), 79-82. https://doi.org/10.20372/ejhbs.v3iI.168
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