Symptoma

Dicrocoelium Dendriticum

The present report describes a patient with active Crohn's disease whose stool contained D dendriticum eggs. A brief discussion of the medical literature is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  • Inflammation

    In heavy infections, bile ducts and the biliary epithelium may become enlarged with the generation of fibrous tissues around the ducts leading to hepatomegaly or inflammation of the liver (cirrhosis). [ajol.info]

    However, in heavier infections, bile ducts and the biliary epithelium may become enlarged in addition to the generation of fibrous tissue surrounding the ducts, and as a result, causing an enlarged liver (hepatomegaly) or inflammation of the liver (cirrhosis [en.wikipedia.org]

    Symptoms include biliary colic, digestive disturbances, infections, inflammation of the bile ducts and fibrosis. In some cases the liver can become enlarged. Heavy infections render livers unsellable. [animaldiversity.org]

  • Physician

    Physicians should keep in mind parasitic diseases such as the rarely encountered dicrocoeliosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

    It becomes important to screen underweight children for helminthiasis, particularly HIV/AIDS patients whose HIV treatment plan might be of priority to the physician. [ajol.info]

  • Hunting

    However, 41 of 59 wapiti (Cervus elaphus) sampled during the 2003 and 2004 hunting seasons from this region were infected, with 7 hosts containing 1,000 worms. Prevalence and mean intensity were similarly high in sympatric beef cattle and mule deer. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  • Hypothermia

    Infections in alpacas and llamas are associated with an acute decline in condition, recumbency, hypothermia, and anemia. Liver enzyme values tend to be within normal limits. [merckvetmanual.com]

  • Abdominal Tenderness

    The patient had abdominal tenderness to palpation in the right upper quadrant. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  • Chronic Watery Diarrhea

    In conclusion, dicroceliasis can be associated with chronic watery diarrhea and right upper abdominal pain, and stool samples of the patients must be examined for intestinal parasitic diseases in health centers. [doi.org]

  • Constipation

    Accordingly, symptoms such as irritation in bile ducts, infectious hepatitis, a swollen abdomen, enlarged and painful liver, diarrhea, constipation, eosinophilia, and anemia are the symptoms also seen in fascioliosis. 1 – 3 The prevalence of D. dendriticum [doi.org]

  • Acute Diarrhea

    In contrast to acute diarrhea, most of the causes of chronic diarrhea are noninfectious. [doi.org]

  • Biliary Colic

    The disease could lead to biliary colic, digestive disturbances that include bloating and diarrhea. [ajol.info]

    These symptoms can include biliary colic and general digestive disturbances, including bloating and diarrhea. [en.wikipedia.org]

    Symptoms include biliary colic, digestive disturbances, infections, inflammation of the bile ducts and fibrosis. In some cases the liver can become enlarged. Heavy infections render livers unsellable. [animaldiversity.org]

  • Urticaria

    Acute urticaria associated with Dicrocoelium dendriticum infestation. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2008;26:97–8. [PubMed] 18. Ondriska F, Sobota K, Janosek J, Joklová E. A rare case of human autochthonous dicroceliasis in Czechoslovakia. [annsaudimed.net]

    In one unique case, an infection with Dicrocoelium dendriticum was associated with a skin rash urticaria. Due to the highly specific nature of this parasite’s life cycle, human infections are generally rare. [en.wikipedia.org]

    "Acute urticaria associated with Dicrocoelium dendriticum infestation". Indian J Med Microbiol. 2008 ; 26 :97-8. 18. Ondriska F, Sobota K, Janosek J, Joklová E. "A rare case of human autochthonous dicroceliasis in Czechoslovakia". [doi.org]

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    In this study, the effects of D. dendriticum on cell proliferation, cell death mechanisms and oxidative stress induction were evaluated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines (HepG2 and HuH7). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Effective anthelmintic treatments are available, but most must be administered at dosages higher than those recommended for F hepatica. [merckvetmanual.com]

Because human infections with Dicrocoelium dendriticum are so rare, there are multiple suggestions for treatment. The standard treatment is an anthelmintic such as Praziquantel, Triclabendazole, or Mirazid. [en.wikipedia.org]

Following the treatment, stool examinations were performed by using the wet smear and flotation methods, for three consecutive days. [doi.org]

Oral dosing of the ewe lambs with 15mg/kg albendazole only achieved a 79.2% reduction in Dicrocoelium dendriticum egg count, 21day post treatment. [research.ed.ac.uk]

Albendazole treatment was instituted and after three months, body weight improved to 10.5kg. [ajol.info]

More recently, a cross-sectional survey of young children in Kumasi conducted to evaluate the etiology of anemia detected 2.0% of 197 children with D. dendriticum in stool samples [ 2 ]. [academic.oup.com]

Patrik Ellström * Section for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar; Clinical Bacteriology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. [doi.org]

Author information 1 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] animals 22min OIE rabies international standards: towards ‘Zero by 30’ 18min The OIE Rabies Vaccine Bank: a possible tool for outbreak response 1min First occurrence of liver fluke due to Dicrocoelium dendriticum and Fasciola hepatica in Palestine 8min Epidemiological [oiebulletin.com]

There is a need to investigate the epidemiology of dicrocoeliasis in Kyrgyzstan, placing emphasis on the distinction between true and pseudo-infections. [researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk]

Prevention. There is no special preventive measure. Comments. Differential diagnosis between Eurytrema pancreaticum is needed. Mee-Sun, Ock Dicrocoeliid egg from human. Woon-Mok Sohn Adult worm of Dicrocoelium dendriticum. [atlas.or.kr]

[…] international interest in trematode infections, although factors such as the difficulties entailed in the diagnosis, the complexity of human and agricultural practices, the lack of assessments of the economic costs or the limited number of effective drugs are preventing [books.google.es]

Current public health prevention strategies have involved the condemnation of contaminated livers so as to eliminate any possibility for food-borne infection. [en.wikipedia.org]

December 13, 2018 Kris Carter, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM, Epidemiologist, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Matthew E. [merckvetmanual.com]

Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 73/ Issue 1: 93-96. Accessed February 13, 2013 at . Carney, W. 1969. Behavioral and morphological changes in carpenter ants harboring dicrocoeliid metacercariae. [animaldiversity.org]

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