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Dicrocoelium dendriticum: An Unusual Parasitological Diagnosis in a Reference International Health Unit
Zaira Moure
Zaira Moure
Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Francesc Zarzuela
Francesc Zarzuela
Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Mateu Espasa
Mateu Espasa
Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Diana Pou
Diana Pou
Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Nuria Serre-Delcor
Nuria Serre-Delcor
Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Begoña Treviño
Begoña Treviño
Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Cristina Bocanegra
Cristina Bocanegra
Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Israel Molina
Israel Molina
Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Tomas Pumarola
Tomas Pumarola
Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Elena Sulleiro
Elena Sulleiro
Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Finding Dicrocoelium dendriticum eggs in human feces is exceptional and there are few prevalence data available. True infection occurs after accidental ingestion of ants containing metacercariae and spurious infection through the consumption of infected animal liver. Differential diagnosis between true and pseudo-infections is performed through stool examination after a diet free of liver. In addition, microscopy can help to differentiate the type of infection. We report six cases, all from sub-Saharan Africa, detection of this fluke at the Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes (Barcelona, Spain). Dicrocoelium dendriticum transit eggs were visualized in five cases and there were no subsequent visualizations after diet, which reinforces that all these cases were false parasitism. In one case, few embryonated eggs were observed and the patient was treated for a possible true parasitism. There is a need to investigate the prevalence of D. dendriticum in our country focusing on the distinction between true and spurious infections.
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Authors' addresses: Zaira Moure, Francesc Zarzuela, Mateu Espasa, Tomas Pumarola, and Elena Sulleiro, Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain, E-mails: zaira_moure@hotmail.com, francesc.bcn.ics@gencat.cat, mespasa@vhebron.net, tpumarola@vhebron.net, and esulleir@vhebron.net. Diana Pou, Nuria Serre-Delcor, Begoña Treviño, Cristina Bocanegra, and Israel Molina, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PROSICS, Barcelona, Spain, E-mails: dpou.bcn.ics@gencat.cat, nserre.bcn.ics@gencat.cat, btrevino.bcn.ics@gencat.cat, cristinabocanegra@gmail.com, and imolina@vhebron.net.
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1.
Le Bailly M, Bouchet F, 2010. Ancient dicrocoeliosis: occurrence, distribution and migration. Acta Trop 115: 175–180.
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2.
Cabeza-Barrera I, Cabezas-Fernández T, Salas Coronas J, Vázquez Villegas J, Cobo F, 2011. Dicrocoelium dendriticum: an emerging spurious infection in a geographic area with a high level of immigration. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 105: 403–406.
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3.
Sauca Subías G, Planas Vilá N, Pérez Sáenz JL, Fernández Roure JL, 1989. False parasitism by Dicrocoelium dendriticum: presentation of 4 cases. Med Clin (Barc) 93: 359.
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4.
Acha PN, Szyfres B, 2001. Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization.
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5.
World Health Organization, 2003. Manual of Basic Techniques for a Health Laboratory, 2nd edition. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO.
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6.
Cabeza-Barrera I, Cabezas-Fernández T, Vázquez-Villegas J, Salas-Corona J, 2007. Dolor abdominal en una paciente de origen magrebí. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 25: 213–214.
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7.
Ritchie LS, 1948. An ether sedimentation technique for routine stool examinations. Bull USArmy Med Dep USArmy Med Dep 8: 326.
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8.
el-Shiekh Mohamed AR, Mummery V, 1990. Human dicrocoeliasis. Report on 208 cases from Saudi Arabia. Trop Geogr Med 42: 1–7.
-
9.
Jeandron A, Rinaldi L, Abdyldaieva G, Usubalieva J, Steinmann P, Cringoli G, Utzinger J, 2011. Human infections with Dicrocoelium dendriticum in Kyrgyzstan: the tip of the iceberg? J Parasitol 97: 1170–1172.
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10.
Ofori M, Bogoch II, Ephraim RKD, 2015. Prevalence of Dicrocoelium dendriticum ova in Ghanaian school children. J Trop Pediatr 61: 229–230.
-
11.
World Health Organization, 2007. First Formal Meeting of the Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG): Implementing Strategy, Setting Priorities and Assigning the Tasks. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. Available at: http://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/43905. Accessed May 31, 2016.
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12.
Magi B, Frati E, 2009. Dicrocoelium dendriticum: a true infection? Infez Med 2: 115–116.
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13.
Manga-González MY, González Lanza C, Cabanas E, 2007. Dicrocoelium dendriticum Primoinfection and Kinetic Egg Elimination in Marked Lambs and Ewes from the Leon Mountains (Spain). Available at: http://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/12529. Accessed May 30, 2016.
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14.
Federación Mediterránea de Sanidad y Producción de Rumiantes, ed. 2006. Veinte años de buiatría. Actas del XIV Congreso International de la Federación Mediterránea de Sanidad y Produccción de Rumiantes: Lugo-Santiago de Compostela 12–15 de julio de 2006. Santiago de Compostela, Spain: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
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15.
Manga-González MY, González-Lanza C, 2005. Field and experimental studies on Dicrocoelium dendriticum and dicrocoeliasis in northern Spain. J Helminthol 79: 291–302.
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| Abstract Views | 124 | 124 | 29 |
| Full Text Views | 770 | 214 | 1 |
| PDF Downloads | 564 | 140 | 0 |