Liver fluke is a disease that is difficult to detect & is easily confused with other diseases with similar symptoms, so when making a diagnosis, it requires an experienced and careful doctor.
74-year-old Nguyen Thi Ngoc from Dong Nai has a high fever that has persisted for several days. Despite the fact that I've visited numerous clinics and sizable hospitals in Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City. She went to Ho Chi Minh City for a checkup, but she was given the diagnosis of stomach ache. When her temperature had gone down, the medical professionals who were treating her decided to release her from the hospital. However, in Ms. Ngoc's case, just a few days later, she had a fever again and was accompanied by abdominal pain. Seeing that her condition was not making good progress, Mrs. Ngoc's family was advised by many people to take her to Vinmec Hospital for an accurate diagnosis. After learning about Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital, her family decided to take her here for treatment.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuong, an internal medicine expert, recommended the patient to undergo a CT scan in addition to other tests after doing a preliminary examination and determining that the patient's symptoms were persistent high temperature and abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. Blood tests and stools are used to confirm that the patient does not have a typical stomach ache but rather a more serious illness. After receiving the results of all the laboratory tests, Ms. Ngoc's liver fluke was identified by a Vinmec physician.
The doctors created a proper treatment plan as soon as they correctly diagnosed the patient's ailment, and they closely watched the patient's health improvement to provide timely support. Ms. Ngoc's liver fluke was fully gone after three days, and she was healthy again. According to Dr. Thuong, this is the first instance of a liver fluke to be treated successfully in under 3 days at Vinmec Central Park International Hospital.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ngoc was overjoyed to learn that her liver fluke condition had been cured after three days of treatment. She stated "I am extremely grateful for the devotion of the doctors and nurses at Vinmec Hospital for their prompt assistance in assisting me to accurately diagnose the sickness and completely cure it, so that I can swiftly regain my health. I am quite encouraged about the possibility of receiving medical care here for my health in the future now that my fascioliasis has been treated because I am also elderly.”
When asked more about liver fluke illness prevention, doctor Nguyen Thi Thuong stated that it is not difficult and only requires maintaining good personal hygiene and careful eating and drinking habits. Avoiding undercooked vegetables, soups, snails, and animal flesh is the greatest way to stay healthy. Also important to remember are to never drink unboiled water and to constantly wash your hands with soap before eating.
According to the latest statistics, currently in Vietnam, the incidence of fascioliasis is more than 4,094 people, distributed in 231 districts, in 45 provinces and cities nationwide.
The liver fluke is a parasite that primarily affects herbivores like cows and buffaloes as well as occasionally dogs, cats, and particularly snails. Aquatic plants like cilantro, coriander, celery, watercress, etc. can also harbor the parasite. There are two different sizes of liver flukes—big and small—but only large liver flukes possess the capacity. sickness and other potentially harmful consequences.
Symptoms of liver fluke infection:
- Small liver fluke: liver pain, digestive disorders (poor appetite, stomach rumbling indigestion); Sometimes there is darkening of the skin, jaundice and signs of hepatomegaly or cirrhosis depending on the severity of the disease.
- Liver fluke disease: pain in the right lower quadrant spreading to the back or pain in the epigastrium and nasopharynx; Pain is non-specific, can be dull, sometimes severe, sometimes without abdominal pain. Patients are tired, have a feeling of fullness, indigestion, digestive disorders, nausea, may have fever or joint pain, muscle pain and rash...
- When having these symptoms, the patient should go to reputable medical facilities to examine and detect the correct cause of the disease as soon as possible.
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