Pediatric fascioliasis: report of three cases
Kabaalioğlu, A.; Ceken, Kğan.; Saba, R.; Artan, R.; Cevikol, C.; Yilmaz, S.
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 45(1): 51-54
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4301 PMID: 12718373 Document Number: 561941
Fascioliasis is an uncommon hepatobiliary disease in children. Ultrasonographic, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of the disease have been thoroughly described in the last decade. These radiological findings play an important role in the differential diagnosis of the disease since it may clinically mimic several hepatobiliary and systemic diseases. We report 3 children with fascioliasis, emphasizing the radiological findings in both the hepatic and biliary phases of the disease. If radiological findings are not appropriately interpreted, the diagnosis may be overlooked or delayed. In all 3 cases, serological confirmation was performed by ELISA. Patients were treated with oral triclabendazole and soon recovered.