A Case of Fasciolia Liver Abscess with Severe Eosinophilia in a Child / 소아알레르기및호흡기학회지
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
;
: 199-203, 2003.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-163618
ABSTRACT
A case of child fasciola liver abscess was reported. This case was a. A 5-years-old boy who had a history of fever and abdominal pain for 2 days. There was eosinophilia (15%) and an abdominal ultrasound demonstrated heterogenous hypoechoic mass in the liver. He was diagnosed with bacterial liver abscess and was treated with Unasyn, Amikin, Cefotaxime, and metronidazole. But, the fever did not subside completely and blood eosinophil count was increased to 50%. New hypoechoic lesion in the liver was revealed on the follow-up abdominal ultrasound. Liver biopsy was done and it revealed eosinophil infiltration. Also, there was eosinophil infiltration (20%) in his bone marrow. The serologic test for parasite-specific IgG antibody by micro-ELISA confirmed the diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infection. He was successfully treated for two days with oral Triclabendazole, 15 mg/kg, daily. Blood eosinophil count was down to 10% and there was no abnormal lesion in the liver on abdominal ultrasound finding.
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Main subject:
Biopsy
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Bone Marrow
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Immunoglobulin G
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Serologic Tests
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Amikacin
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Abdominal Pain
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Cefotaxime
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Follow-Up Studies
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Ultrasonography
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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