Liver, spleen, pancreas and kidney involvement by human fascioliasis: imaging findings
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Background: Fasciola hepatica primarily involves the liver, however in some exceptional situations other organs have been reported to be involved. The ectopic involvement is either a result of Parasite migration or perhaps eosinophilic reaction. Case presentation: Here we report a known case of multiple myeloma who was under treatment with prednisolone and melphalan. He was infected by Fasciola hepatica, which involved many organs and the lesions were mistaken with metastatic ones. Discussion: Presented here is a very unusual case of the disease, likely the first case involving the pancreas, spleen, and kidney, as well as the liver.
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Most treatments of human fascioliasis with albendazole were unsuccessful.
“Subsequently, albendazole began to be used for human fascioliasis; however, most of the treatments were unsuccessful [256–258]”
From Albendazole and Mebendazole as Anti-Parasitic and Anti-Cancer Agents: an Update (2021) · cites this paper as [258]
The Case presentation reports that one patient initially improved on albendazole, but imaging two months later showed more and larger lesions, prompting treatment with triclabendazole. This supports an unsuccessful albendazole outcome in this case, not the claim that most human fascioliasis treatments with albendazole were unsuccessful. No page numbers are provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Zali, M. R., Ghaziani, T., Shahraz, S., Hekmatdoost, A., & Radmehr, A.
- Affiliations
- Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
- Shariati Hospital (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Ghaziani, Tahereh
- Venue
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2004-08-04
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 15-15
- ISSN
- 1471-230X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC517498
- OpenAlex
- W2106685731
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Gastroenterology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Keywords
- fascioliasis, Fasciola hepatica, multiple myeloma, spleen involvement, renal involvement, liver involvement, prednisolone, melphalan, metastasis mimic
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Diagnosis, Differential, Fasciola hepatica, Fascioliasis, Humans, Kidney, Liver, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Myeloma, Pancreas, Spleen, Ultrasonography
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