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Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
Echinostomiasis ... intestine #Echinostomiasis ... cdc #parasite #fluke
Liver Flukes on ERCP
Here are liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica) extracted from the bile duct during ERCP
Liver Flukes on ... Here are liver flukes ... into an adult fluke ... drkeithsiau #Liver #Flukes
Liver Flukes on Endoscopy
Here are liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica) extracted from the bile duct during ERCP
Liver Flukes on ... Here are liver flukes ... into an adult fluke ... drkeithsiau #Liver #Flukes
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Fasciola (liver fluke
Gastrodiscoides hominis (Colonic Flukes) on Colonoscopy

This special species was found in the right colon and caecum
hominis (Colonic Flukes ... gastroenterology #fluke
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Malignancy, Liver Fluke
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
stricture • Worms/flukes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
A, B, C, liver fluke ... ancylostomiasis, liver fluke
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
stricture, PSC, Worms/Flukes
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Infection— liver fluke