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Fasciolopsiasis presenting as intestinal perforation: A case report
 
Hemanga K Bhattacharjee, Devendra Yadav, Deepak Bagga
Department of Paediatric Surgery,
Safdarjung Hospital,
New Delhi,110029, India


Corresponding Author
: Deepak Bagga
Email:deepak_bagga2000@yahoo.co.uk


Abstract

Infestation by the zoonotic trematode Fasciolopsis buski (fasciolopsiasis) is seen in several parts of South-East Asia. Abdominal pain, diarrhoea, mucosal ulceration, intestinal obstruction, anasarca, and even fatality are described following heavy infestation. We present here the case of a 10-year-old boy from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, India with heavy infestation by Fasciolopsis buski causing intestinal perforation. Fasciolopsiasis is by no means rare but its presentation as a case of intestinal perforation is extraordinary.