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Hepatic capillariasis in a 1-year-old child

T Berger et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1990 Feb.

Abstract

We described the 2nd European case of hepatic capillariasis. The diagnosis of this parasitosis caused by Capillaria hepatica was made by needle biopsy of the liver in a 1-year-old girl who presented with a triad of persistent fever, hepatomegaly and hypereosinophilia. The child recovered completely after treatment with thiabendazole (Mintezol, Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Hoddeston, UK).

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• How frequent is Capillaria hepatica infestation in Europe?
  Kokai GK, Perisic VN. Kokai GK, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1990 Nov;150(1):72. doi: 10.1007/BF01959487. Eur J Pediatr. 1990. PMID: 2079083 No abstract available.

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