| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Fasciola hepatica is a zoonotic liver trematode that usually causes infection in cattle and sheep, and is transmitted to humans by consuming water and aquatic plants contaminated with metacercaria. The detection of Fasciola eggs in stools, serological evaluation and radiological evaluation are essential for diagnosis. Triclabendazole is the first-line therapy for fascioliasis. However, as triclabendazole is not an easily accessible drug in countries such as Turkey, it reveals a quest for alternative therapies. In this report, we present a 10-year-old boy with fascioliasis successfully treated with a course of metronidazole 1.5 g/ day for 3 weeks in 2020. During the follow-up, eosinophilia and radiological findings completely recovered. Here we report a case of pediatric fascioliasis that was cured with metronidazole successfully. |
| نویسندگان مقاله |
| Zeynep Ergenc
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
| Eda Kepenekli
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
| Nurhayat Yakut
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
| Ozge Yapici
Department of Radiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
| Utku Batu
Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
| Engin Tutar
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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