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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Human dicrocoeliosis with urticaria: A case report from India
Niharika Lall1, Abhijit Babanrao Deshmukh2, Sandhya V Saoji3
1 Department of Microbiology, Alexis Multispecialty Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Alexis Multispecialty Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
3 Su-Vishwas Lab, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Niharika Lall
Alexis Multispecialty Hospital, Survey No. 232, Mankapur, Koradi Road, Nagpur - 440 030, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/tp.TP_39_19
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Human dicrocoeliosis caused by Dicrocoelium dendriticum is reported sporadically from various parts of the world. D. dendriticum, a liver fluke has a complex life cycle with two intermediate hosts‒the land snail and the ant. True human infection occurs by ingestion of the second intermediate host, but spurious infections have occurred after consumption of undercooked animal liver. We report a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and itchy skin rashes all over the body. Stool microscopy revealed numerous eggs of D. dendritricum. A brief discussion of the medical literature is presented.
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