OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE DUE TO A FASCIOLA HEPATICA WORM IN AN ETHIOPIAN PATIENT

Abstract

A 30yearold lady presented to the University of Gondar Hospital with intermittent jaundice & RUQ abdominal pain of one year
duration. Physical findings were deep icterus and mild RUQ tenderness. Investigations suggested obstructive jaundice. Intraoperatively, the cause of biliary obstruction was found to be a Fasciola hepatica worm.
Obstructive jaundice is a very rare manifestation of human fascioliasis and its occurrence in this report may indicate a significant prevalence of the disease in our population.