Results: The mean age of presentation was 8.2 years (2–14 years age group). Persistent diarrhoea (85.71%) was the most common presentation, whereas anaemia (71.42%) was the most common sign. [ijmm.org]

Fasciolopsiasis is by no means rare but its presentation as a case of intestinal perforation is extraordinary. [researchgate.net]

A Vietnamese child presented with a history of abdominal pain. Shortly afterwards, he vomited eight live trematode flukes that were collected and morphologically identified as Fasciolopsis buski. The identification was confirmed by DNA analysis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PowerPoint Presentation: The End [authorstream.com]

There was no cephalic cone present [Figure 1] and b. The morphology of the worm resembled Fasciolopsis buski. Histopathological examination of the worm showed that the intestinal caeca was unbranched. [atmph.org]

• Fever

  Symptoms of heavy infections can include: allergic reactions anemia (pale skin etc.) ascites (accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity) diarrhea fever obstruction of the bowel stomach ache swelling of the skin toxemia (toxins in the bloodstream) [parasitesinhumans.org]

  However, if the parasite load is heavy, then symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, swelling, and toxemia (toxins in the blood stream). 1 Symbiont Description : The genus name of this parasite is Fasciolopsis and it is a member of the trematode [bio390parasitology.blogspot.com]

  […] passed by an eight year old Chinese girl is named Kwan's Fluke after its supposed discoverer, but is later revealed to be Busk's D. crassum damaged by intestinal juices. 1909 Flukes pass from a sailor from Calcutta, originally diagnosed as having Typhoid fever [web.stanford.edu]

  Most infections are light and asymptomatic, but heavy infections may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and signs of malabsorption or intestinal obstruction. [msdmanuals.com]

• Vietnamese

  A Vietnamese child presented with a history of abdominal pain. Shortly afterwards, he vomited eight live trematode flukes that were collected and morphologically identified as Fasciolopsis buski. The identification was confirmed by DNA analysis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  @article{Le2004CaseRU, title={Case report: unusual presentation of Fasciolopsis buski in a Vietnamese child.}, author={Thanh Hoa Le and Van De Nguyen and Ba Uoc Phan and David M. [semanticscholar.org]

  Return to Article Details Fasciolopsis buski infection in a Vietnamese pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus Download Download PDF [jidc.org]

  Fasciolopsis buski infection in a vietnamese pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 9(6), 670–673. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.7017 [mendeley.com]

• Anemia

  Symptoms of heavy infections can include: allergic reactions anemia (pale skin etc.) ascites (accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity) diarrhea fever obstruction of the bowel stomach ache swelling of the skin toxemia (toxins in the bloodstream) [parasitesinhumans.org]

  A young lady presented to us with bilateral pitting pedal edema of 2 months duration and laboratory evaluation showed microcytic anemia, low total protein and albumin. [longdom.org]

  Manifests anemia, edema of leg and face even ascites. 4. IV. Diagnosis Stool examination:  1. Direct fecal smear 2. Water sedimentation methodV. Treatment and Prevention1. [de.slideshare.net]

  Her workup revealed microcytic hypochromic anemia (hemoglobin: 5.5 g/dL) and normal coagulation parameters. [giejournal.org]

  […] endemic in China, India, Malaysia, South-East Asia and Taiwan, especially in areas, where pigs are raised and fed with freshwater plants there are over 10 million infected people in East Asia Signs and Symptoms: Signs and Symptoms allergic reactions anemia [authorstream.com]

• Weakness

  It is also possible to kill the metacercarial stages on the vegetables by soaking the vegetables a few minutes in an aqueous solution of metallic iodine with the color of weak iced tea. [aavp.org]

  Heavy infestations that go untreated cause general body weakness and fluid retention, which may have serious consequences, especially in children. Treatment is usually with praziquantel. [britannica.com]

  Patients may develop weakness, with grey and harsh skin and oedema of the face and lower extremities. In people infected with H. heterophyes, embolisation of the eggs can lead to myocarditis, chronic heart failure, and/or cerebral emboli. [patient.info]

• Fatigue

  I became ill when I lived in the jungles of guatemala 5 years ago, was bed ridden for over a year then I went almost 2 years with few symptoms other than fatigue. I had been diagnosed with CFS, and thought I was in remission. [curezone.org]

• Vomiting

  Shortly afterwards, he vomited eight live trematode flukes that were collected and morphologically identified as Fasciolopsis buski. The identification was confirmed by DNA analysis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Live Fasciolopsis buski vomited out by a boy. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2012;5:403-5 How to cite this URL: Mohanty I, Narasimham M V, Sahu S, Panda P, Parida B. Live Fasciolopsis buski vomited out by a boy. [atmph.org]

  […] of pathology & microbiology}, year={1999}, volume={42 3}, pages={ 359-60 } } Ashutosh Kumar Gupta, Anima Xess, +3 authors Sudhir Kumar Shahi Published in Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 1999 A girl, aged 20 years presented with diarrhoea, vomiting [semanticscholar.org]

• Nausea

  Though infection is sometimes asymptomatic, at the site of attachment deep inflammatory ulcerations often occur, usually accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, alternated with periods of constipation. [micro.magnet.fsu.edu]

  In the early stage of the infection, there is usually abdominal pain, as well as diarrhea and nausea alternating with constipation. [britannica.com]

  Enteritis due to the attachment of the adults manifests abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.2. Malnutrition results from the worms sharing food with the host and diarrhea. Manifests anemia, edema of leg and face even ascites. 4. IV. [de.slideshare.net]

  Allergenic responses Clinical Findings of Fasciolopsis buski diarrhea, nausea, vomiting vague abdominal pain leukocytosis eosinophilia Diagnosis of Fasciolopsis buski o&p Ova in stools or diarrhea Treatment of Fasciolopsis buski Prevention of Fasciolopsis [quizlet.com]

  The adult worm causes gastro-intestinal irritation, nausea and vomiting. At the point of attachment of the parasite to the intestinal wall, localized inflammation, haemorrhage and abscess may occur. Incubation period is 3 to 6 months. [yourarticlelibrary.com]

• Hepatomegaly

  Examination revealed normal growth parameters, hyperdynamic circulation, significant pallor, icterus, and soft, nontender hepatomegaly. Her workup revealed microcytic hypochromic anemia (hemoglobin: 5.5 g/dL) and normal coagulation parameters. [giejournal.org]

  The abdominal ultrasonography revealed hepatomegaly with altered echotexture of the liver and ascites. [parasitol.kr]

• Suggestibility

  During hospitalization the patient naturally eliminated the adult form in faeces suggesting the infection had already progressed at least for three months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  suggestions for likely typos. Words found even if entered in conjugated or plural forms. All searches Talking dictionary. Chinese and English on most current browsers. Short phrases are parsed and the individual words translated. [yellowbridge.com]

  The authors suggested that infection was imported and related to drinking water from a pond during a stay of the child in India. [parasitol.kr]

  Busk objected and suggested the name Distoma crassum, which was adopted in subsequent publications. Controversy shortly ensues when it is discovered that D. crassum had already been used in 1836 to describe another parasite. [web.stanford.edu]

• Irritability

  […] intestinal fluke -no tissue migration Light infection- asymptomatic Heavy infection- abdominal pain diarrhea with mucus interference with digestion/nutrient absorption *mucus is produced when gut irritation is present feed on small intestine epithelial [quizlet.com]

  He spilt some larval culture onto his hand in 1896, while dropping it into the mouths of guinea pigs ; observing the irritation this caused to his skin, he hypothesised that infection pass through the skin. [en.wikipedia.org]

  The adult worm causes gastro-intestinal irritation, nausea and vomiting. At the point of attachment of the parasite to the intestinal wall, localized inflammation, haemorrhage and abscess may occur. Incubation period is 3 to 6 months. [yourarticlelibrary.com]

• Asthenia

  Pathology: The disease caused by F. buski is known as fasciolopsiasis, which is characterised by mild anaemia, chromic diarrhoea and asthenia (Lack of strength and energy). The adult worm causes gastro-intestinal irritation, nausea and vomiting. [yourarticlelibrary.com]

Her workup revealed microcytic hypochromic anemia (hemoglobin: 5.5 g/dL) and normal coagulation parameters. [giejournal.org]

• Fasciolopsis Buski

  Wikis > Fasciolopsis buski - Giant Intestinal Fluke Fasciolopsis buski Giant Intestinal Fluke Fasciolopsis buski is a very large fluke that lives in the small intestine of humans and pigs in various Southeast Asian countries and China. [aavp.org]

  We report fasciolopsis buski in a migrant from Bihar working in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Acute kidney injury following intestinal obstruction occurred in this case which was never described before. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The diagnosis of Fasciolopsis buski is usually done by identifying eggs from a stool specimen under a microscope. Rarely adult flukes are found from the sample. Fasciolopsis buski and Fasciola hepatica have very similar eggs. [parasitesinhumans.org]

  Key Words: Intestinal trematode, Fasciolopsis buski. Fasciolopsis buski in Thailand Manning GS, Ratanarat C. Fasciolopsis buski in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 19: 613--619. [researchgate.net]

  Fasciolopsis buski [ edit ] Fasciolopsis buski is commonly called the giant intestinal fluke, because it is an exceptionally large parasitic fluke, and the largest known to parasitise humans. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Fasciola Hepatica

  hepatica fascioliasis infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica Asclepias speciosa milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers Phillips screw a screw with a special head having crossed slots Fasciola hepatica [vocabulary.com]

  During… FREE Publisher Full TextPMC Free Full TextPMC Free PDF A duplex PCR for the simultaneous detection of Fasciola hepatica and Clonorchis sinensis. [unboundmedicine.com]

  The term for infestation with... (37 of 949 words, pronunciation, 4 images) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciolopsis Britannica Encyclopedia: fluke [flatworm] | blood fluke [synonym] | trematode [synonym] | Fasciola hepatica [species] any member of the invertebrate [memidex.com]

  Fig. 21.23 Fasciola hepatica, adult fluke. Whole mount. Fig. 21.24 Fasciola hepatica (left) and F. gigantica ( right ). Fig. 21.25 Fasciolopsis buski, adult fluke. Whole mount. (Courtesy of Dr. Herman Zaiman). [web.archive.org]

  GenBank accession numbers for the published sequences are Clonorchis sinensis (FJ381664.2), Echinostoma hortense (NC_028010), Fasciolopsis buski China (NC_030528.1), Fasciolopsis buski India (KX449331), Fasciola gigantica (NC_024025), Fasciola hepatica [tandfonline.com]

• Paragonimus Westermani

  westermani (NC_002354), Schistosoma haematobium (NC_008074), Schistosoma mansoni (NC_002545); Ascaris lumbricoides (NC_016198.1) and Ascaris suum (NC_001327.1). [tandfonline.com]

  PCR- based molecular characterization and insilico analysis of food-borne trematode parasites Paragonimus westermani, Fasciolopsis buski and Fasciola gigantica from Northeast India using ITS2 rDNA. Bioinformation 2011; 6(2): 64- -68. 3. [researchgate.net]

Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. [drugs.com]

All the other anthelmintics tested were ineffective; no worms or only a few were expelled after treatment. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

The message that a drug was used against O viverrini but not yet on the market caused thousands of individuals from the northeast to look for treatment in Bangkok, which then forced the MOPH to establish temporary treatment centers in the northeastern [medscape.com]

The clinical characteristics, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and the principles of treatment in these two patients were analyzed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prognosis Light infections may resolve spontaneously within one year, even without treatment. However the prognosis may be grave in patients with heavy infection. Immunocompromised hosts may be at an increased risk of complications. [patient.info]

BACKGROUND The disease caused by the intestinal giant fluke, Fasciolopsis buski, popularly known as fasciolopsiasis, is a distinct clinical entity with specific etiological agents. The parasite infects both humans and pigs. [taylorfrancis.com]

Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. 3 Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510640, People's Republic of China. 4 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, in view of changing epidemiological profile, these risk factors were not universally associated with all patients. Our few cases belonged to high-income family who do not have these risk factors associated. [ijmm.org]

23 species of echinostomes, and 23 species of miscellaneous groups (amphistomes, brachylaimids, cyathocotylids, diplostomes, fasciolids, gymnophallids, isoparorchiids, lecithodendriid-like group, microphallids, nanophyetids, pl… Publisher Full Text Epidemiology [unboundmedicine.com]

London Pharmaceutical press pg. 922 Plaut et al., 1969 A clinical study of Fasciolopsis buski infection in Thailand, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1969, vol. 63 (pg. 470 - 478 ) Sadun and Maiphoom, 1953 Studies on epidemiology [academic.oup.com]

Here, we review the life cycles, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathology and pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and control of the major food-borne trematodiases in Southeast Asia. [researchgate.net]

Abstract Abstract Epidemiologic surveys were conducted in selected provinces throughout Thailand to delineate the endemic area of Fasciolopsis buski. [ajtmh.org]

Author information 1 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health and Family Planning Commission [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 3393) This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen, Corrections Manager. [britannica.com]

Image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Image Library. [msdmanuals.com]