Article: A case of severe eosinophilia in the acute phase of Opisthorchis viverrini infection

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TitleA case of severe eosinophilia in the acute phase of Opisthorchis viverrini infection
AuthorsNishiura, H1
Tsunoda, T1
Akao, N1
KeywordsNishiura, H.
Department Of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara General Hospital., © Medline® Is The Source For The Citation And Abstract Of This Record.
Issue Date2003
CitationKansenshogaku Zasshi. The Journal Of The Japanese Association For Infectious Diseases, 2003, v. 77 n. 9, p. 677-681 [How to Cite?]
AbstractA 26-year-old woman Japanese public official servant in Lao People's Democratic Republic was introduced to our hospital on December 12, 2002, because of two months duration of low grade fever and severe eosinophilia. There was no significant finding in physical examination. Laboratory tests showed leukocytosis (15,700/microliter) with severe eosinophilia (42%), and no abnormal lymphocyte was observed. Furthermore, elevation in alkaline phosphatase (748 IU/l), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (190 IU/l), leucine aminopeptidase (150 IU/l), and slight elevation in CRP (2.8 mg/dl) were pointed out. A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen obtained multiple cystic lesions in the right lobe of the liver. On parasitological study, a stool specimen examined by the formalin-ether concentration method revealed positive for Opisthorchis viverrini eggs. She was orally administered with 40 mg/kg of praziquantel a day for two consecutive days. Following check-up by medical-affairs official at Embassy of Japan in Lao PDR confirmed the normal eosinophil count and her fever disappeared. It was considered eosinophilia in this case was induced by acute phase of severe ophisthorchiasis.
ISSN0387-5911
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.033
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dc.contributor.authorNishiura, H
dc.contributor.authorTsunoda, T
dc.contributor.authorAkao, N
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-13T07:20:39Z
dc.date.available2011-06-13T07:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractA 26-year-old woman Japanese public official servant in Lao People's Democratic Republic was introduced to our hospital on December 12, 2002, because of two months duration of low grade fever and severe eosinophilia. There was no significant finding in physical examination. Laboratory tests showed leukocytosis (15,700/microliter) with severe eosinophilia (42%), and no abnormal lymphocyte was observed. Furthermore, elevation in alkaline phosphatase (748 IU/l), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (190 IU/l), leucine aminopeptidase (150 IU/l), and slight elevation in CRP (2.8 mg/dl) were pointed out. A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen obtained multiple cystic lesions in the right lobe of the liver. On parasitological study, a stool specimen examined by the formalin-ether concentration method revealed positive for Opisthorchis viverrini eggs. She was orally administered with 40 mg/kg of praziquantel a day for two consecutive days. Following check-up by medical-affairs official at Embassy of Japan in Lao PDR confirmed the normal eosinophil count and her fever disappeared. It was considered eosinophilia in this case was induced by acute phase of severe ophisthorchiasis.
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dc.identifier.citationKansenshogaku Zasshi. The Journal Of The Japanese Association For Infectious Diseases, 2003, v. 77 n. 9, p. 677-681 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage681
dc.identifier.issn0387-5911
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.033
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.pmid14574844
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-1542577325
dc.identifier.spage677
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/134173
dc.identifier.volume77
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.ispartofKansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
dc.subject.meshAcute Disease
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAnimals
dc.subject.meshEosinophilia - etiology
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshLaos
dc.subject.meshOpisthorchiasis - complications
dc.subject.meshOpisthorchis
dc.subjectNishiura, H.
dc.subjectDepartment Of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara General Hospital., © Medline® Is The Source For The Citation And Abstract Of This Record.
dc.titleA case of severe eosinophilia in the acute phase of Opisthorchis viverrini infection
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara General Hospital