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From: Parasitic diseases as a cause of acute abdominal pain: imaging findings

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A 33-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with a 4-day history of right upper quadrant pain, fever, and fatigue. Blood analysis revealed leukocytosis, increased serum level of CRP, eosinophilia, and increased level of liver enzymes. a, b Axial contrast-enhanced CT-images show nodular irregular areas of decreased attenuation scattered through the liver parenchyma (arrows). The distribution of lesions was compatible with the clusters of microabscesses seen in F. hepatica infection. Indirect hemagglutination test positivity for F. hepatica and imaging findings supported the diagnosis

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