Defining the component of Fasciola hepatica species on the Vietnamese from eggs collected from human tool by moleurlar method of mitochondria genome
- Author:
Nguyen Van De
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fasciola hepatica
- MeSH:
Fasciola;
Vietnam;
Eggs;
Genome, Mitochondrial
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;483(7):42-46
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A 21 -year -old woman patient, from middle of February 2003, she had got fatigue, weight loss 5-6 kg within 3 weeks, bad appetite, indigestion. Then she had pain in right lower rib, 390C fever, cough, dry vomitting. She had got diagnosis of hepatic abscess and unsuccessfully treated by 10 days antibiotics. She had got cecal abscess and abscess block was removed. Stool examination found Fasciola hepatica eggs and ELISA serum test was (+) with F.gigantica antigen (collected from buffaloes and cows) by title of 1/12800, acidophil white blood cell 12%. Triclabendazole 10mg/kg gave good results.
