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  • Title: Fasciola hepatica as a cause of jaundice after chewing khat: a case report.
    Author: de Bree LC, Bodelier AG, Verburg GP.
    Journal: Neth J Med; 2013 Nov; 71(9):478-9. PubMed ID: 24218422.
    Abstract:
    Fasciola hepatica is a worldwide distributed zoonotic trematode incidentally infecting humans. Although often symptomatic, fascioliasis can cause a wide spectrum of disease. The diagnosis can be established by stool examination detecting ova of the parasite, although serological testing has a higher sensitivity and specificity in the acute phase of disease. This case presents a 24-year-old Somalian man admitted with jaundice and abdominal discomfort due to fascioliasis after chewing khat. The patient was treated successfully with a single dose of triclabendazole.
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