Fascioliasis

Cards (12)

  • 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