Liver Abscess due to : A Case Report of the North of Iran.

Case Rep Infect Dis

Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Published: June 2022

One of the rare manifestations of fascioliasis is liver abscess. In this paper, we report the case of a 38-year-old woman with a liver abscess caused by (). The patient was referred to the clinic with recurrent fever, right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain, and a large abscess in her liver. Despite the consumption of an antibiotic drug, she still had symptoms. The symptoms began to disappear upon starting the consumption of triclabendazole (TCBZ). Fascioliasis can manifest itself with unusual symptoms that provide no specific clue for its diagnosis. Therefore, it is important to consider in the differential diagnosis of liver abscess, especially in endemic regions.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9252842PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4399061DOI Listing

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