An unusual case of biliary obstruction caused by Dicrocoelium dentriticum

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(5):385-8. doi: 10.1080/00365540510031430.

Abstract

Dicrocoelium dentriticum (D. dentriticum) is a liver fluke induced biliary obstruction. Infection usually occurs in herbivores such as sheep, goats and deer; human infection is very rarely encountered in clinical practice. We report on a 65-y-old female presenting with biliary obstruction caused by D. dentriticum. Following treatment with triclobendazole, her symptoms disappeared, and laboratory values returned to normal range within 6 months. Parasitosis is an important cause of biliary obstruction. We suggest that for patients presenting with biliary obstruction, D. dentriticum should be included in the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts / parasitology*
  • Bile Ducts / pathology
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
  • Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / parasitology*
  • Dicrocoeliasis / complications*
  • Dicrocoeliasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Dicrocoeliasis / parasitology
  • Dicrocoelium / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography