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Fascioliasis
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During the acute stage of Fascioliasis, there is a
LARVAL MIGRATION
and
WORM MATURATION
in the
HEPATIC TISSUE.
What are the symptoms for the acute stage of fascioliasis?
Dyspepsia
,
fever
, and
right
upper
quadrant
abdominal
pain
What are the triad of diagnostic significance of the acute stage of fascioliasis?
Sudden onset of high fever
,
hepatomegaly
, and
marked eosinophilia
In the chronic stage of fascioliasis, there is a persistence of
FASCIOLA
WORMS
in the
BILIARY DUCTS.
Adult worms during chronic stage of fascioliasis cause obstruction and stimulates inflammation in where?
Bile ducts
What are the symptoms of chronic fascioliasis?
Periductal cirrhosis
,
Hemobilia
,
Obstructive jaundice
,
Liver atrophy
, and
Thickened bile ducts
of
cirrhosis
In rare cases chronic stage of fascioliasis can cause what?
Lithiasis
and
acute pancreatitis
What is this?
Thickened bile ducts
or
fibrosis
Ectopic fascioliasis
: type of fascioliasis in lungs, subcutaneous tissue, the brain, and the orbit
Halzoun
or
Marara
: ingestion of raw Fasciola-infected liver
Halzoun or Marara causes what?
Hemorrhagic nasopharyngitis
and
dysphagia
Sheep liver rot
: infects sheep