Heavy Load of Intestinal Fluke in a Four-Year-Old Child with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Case Report.

IF 0.9 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Sangeeta Deka, Deepjyoti Kalita, Naba Kumar Hazarika
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Fasciolopsiasis, a food-borne intestinal parasitosis, occurs focally, and remains a significant public health problem in endemic areas. However, due to the wide spectrum of clinical presentation and unclear diagnosis or even misdiagnosis, it often goes unreported. The correlation between trematode infection and malnutrition is also often debated. We report a case of heavy infection of Fasciolopsis buski in a 4-year-old girl with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The patient presented with a passage of many adult worms per stool following the consumption of some herbal concoction. A wet mount of the stool revealed ova of Fasciolopsis buski. She was treated successfully with praziquantel and food supplements. It raises the possibility of unidentified cases in this region and necessitates more extensive studies in the targeted population. This will also help raise awareness of fasciolopsiasis among clinicians, especially in vulnerable populations such as malnourished children.

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重度急性营养不良4岁儿童肠道吸虫负荷重1例报告。
片形吸虫病是一种食源性肠道寄生虫病,局部发生,在流行地区仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题。然而,由于临床表现广泛,诊断不清甚至误诊,往往未被报道。吸虫感染与营养不良之间的关系也经常引起争论。我们报告一例重感染布氏片形虫在一个4岁的女孩与严重急性营养不良(SAM)。病人在服用一些草药混合物后,每次大便出现许多成虫。湿的粪便标本显示有布氏片形虫卵。用吡喹酮和食物补充剂对她进行了成功的治疗。这增加了该地区出现不明病例的可能性,需要在目标人群中进行更广泛的研究。这也将有助于提高临床医生,特别是营养不良儿童等弱势人群对片形吸虫病的认识。
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Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Journal of Laboratory Physicians MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
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