What is Fascioliasis? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What is Fascioliasis?
Fascioliasis is an infection caused by flukes of the class Trematoda most often characterized by fever, eosinophilia and abdominal pain although halves of the patients may be asymptomatic.
Who gets affected with Fascioliasis?
Males are more affected than females. Most of the patients suffering from fascioliasis are adults.
What are the common risk factors of Fascioliasis?
The most common risk factor to catch fascioliasis infection is the consumption of
• Contaminated water plants
• Contaminated water
• Consumption of contaminated raw liver from infected sheep, goats or cows.
What are the signs and symptoms of Fascioliasis?
In the physical examination, the patient reveals no specific signs of infection.
Tenderness of abdomen may be general or may be localized to the right hypochondrium, mild epigastrium or left upper quadrant.
Hepatomegaly may occur with tenderness or without tenderness.
The patient often show the following symptoms:-
• Fever
• Pallor
• Weight loss
Less often patient present with the following symptoms:-
• Urticaria
• Wheezing
• Nodules ( subcutaneous) of about 6 cm in diameter
Patient with halzoun/marrerra may have severe pharyngitis or laryngeal edema.
What investigation is advised in cases of Fascioliasis?
Laboratory tests to be done are as follows:
• CBC count
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• Serology
• Polymerase chain reaction assays
• Immunoglobulin levels
• Liver function tests
• Stool examination for ova and parasites
Imaging studies to be done are as follows:
• Chest radiography
• MRI
• CT scanning
• Cholangiography
• US-guided gallbladder aspiration
• Technetium- 99 scanning
What treatment is advised in Fascioliasis?
Medication to be given for the treatment is praziquantel.
Patients with ascending cholangitis may require surgery.
What complication are advised for Fascioliasis?
• Severe anemia
• Pancreatitis
• Ectopic foci of infection
• Hemoperitoneum
• Subcapsular hematoma
• Hepatic mass
• Cholecystitis
• Ascending cholangitis
• Hemobilia from ulceration of the biliary epithelium
• Gallstones
• Sclerosing cholangitis
How to differentiate Fascioliasis from other diseases?
• Ascariasis
• Amebiasis
• Ancylostoma infection
• Anemia, chronic
• Biliary atresia
• Bancroftian filariasis
• Cholestasis
• Cholelithiasis
• Cutaneous larva migrans
• Cysticercosis
• Dirofilariasis
• Dracunculiasis
• Echinococcosis
• Fever without a focus
• Giardiasis
• Hookworm infection
• Hymenolepiasis
• Hypereosinophilic syndrome
• Intestinal protozoal diseases
• Leptospirosis
• Schistosomiasis
• Taenia infection
What are commonly indicated Homeopathic remedies for Fascioliasis?
Cina
Lyco
Mag carb
For more information, you can visit WHO and CDC.
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