Ectopic Human Fasciola hepatica Infection by an Adult Worm in the Mesocolon.
10.3347/kjp.2015.53.6.725
- Author:
Ah Jin KIM
1
;
Chang Hwan CHOI
;
Sun Keun CHOI
;
Yong Woon SHIN
;
Yun Kyu PARK
;
Lucia KIM
;
Suk Jin CHOI
;
Jee Young HAN
;
Joon Mee KIM
;
Young Chae CHU
;
In Suh PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22332, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Fasciola hepatica;
ectopic fascioliasis;
human;
mesocolon
- MeSH:
Animals;
Fasciola hepatica/genetics/*isolation & purification;
Fascioliasis/diagnosis/*parasitology;
Female;
Humans;
Mesocolon/*parasitology;
Middle Aged
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2015;53(6):725-730
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report here an ectopic case of Fasciola hepatica infection confirmed by recovery of an adult worm in the mesocolon. A 56-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with discomfort and pain in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen. Abdominal CT showed 3 abscesses in the left upper quadrant, mesentery, and pelvic cavity. On surgical exploration, abscess pockets were found in the mesocolon of the sigmoid colon and transverse colon. A leaf-like worm found in the abscess pocket of the mesocolon of the left colon was diagnosed as an adult fluke of F. hepatica. Histologically, numerous eggs of F. hepatica were noted with acute and chronic granulomatous inflammations in the subserosa and pericolic adipose tissues. Conclusively, a rare case of ectopic fascioliasis has been confirmed in this study by the adult worm recovery of F. hepatica in the mesocolon.
