Fasciolopsis buski Vomited Out by a Child; The First Case Reported from Nepal

Authors

  • Narayan Dutt Pant Department of Microbiology Grande International Hospital, Dhapasi, Kathmandu
  • Manisha Sharma Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu medical college, Kathmandu
  • Saroj Khatiwada CIST College, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njb.v3i1.14235

Keywords:

Fasciolopsiasis, Nepal, antihelminthic drug, diarrhea.

Abstract

Live adult worms of Fasciolopsis buski are rarely seen in humans except in autopsy. Only a few such cases have been reported in the world literature. We reported a case of fasciolopsiasis in a child of age 14 months who coughed out the live adult Fasciolopsis buski after administration of antihelminthic drug. The patient was a resident of Terai (Far Western) region of Nepal and had history of travelling to India. This is the first case of fasciolopsis reported from Nepal.

Nepal Journal of Biotechnology. Dec. 2015 Vol. 3, No. 1: 66-67

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Pant, N. D., Sharma, M., & Khatiwada, S. (2015). Fasciolopsis buski Vomited Out by a Child; The First Case Reported from Nepal. Nepal Journal of Biotechnology, 3(1), 66–67. https://doi.org/10.3126/njb.v3i1.14235

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Case Studies