Eosinophilic Liver Abscess: A Case of Locally Acquired Fasciola hepatica in Alberta, Canada

Teagan King; Miguel M. Cabada; Kinga Kowalewska-Grochowska; Stephen D. Vaughan

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae101

Eosinophilic Liver Abscess: A Case of Locally Acquired Fasciola hepatica in Alberta, Canada

Teagan King, Miguel M. Cabada, Kinga Kowalewska-Grochowska, Stephen D. Vaughan

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Abstract

Fasciola hepatica is a trematode causing acute and chronic infection. A 33-year-old Canadian woman with eosinophilic liver abscesses and no relevant travel was diagnosed with F hepatica infection. F hepatica is reported in livestock in Alberta. This is the first case of locally acquired fascioliasis in Canada in >100 years.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	ofae101
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae101
State	Published - Mar 1 2024

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Alberta
Canada
Fasciola hepatica
hepatic abscess

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Oncology
Infectious Diseases

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