Eosinophil cationic protein in patients with fascioliasis: Its probable effects on symptoms and signs

Eosinophilia is 1 of the most common signs of fascioliasis especially during acute stage. In this study, our aim was to determine eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in the sera of patients with fascioliasis and to investigate the likely relation between ECP and symptoms and signs of fascioliasis. Pre...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2006, Vol.38 (5), p.346-349
Main Authors: Demirci, Mustafa, Kaya, Selcuk, Sesli Cetin, Emel, Cicioglu Aridogan, Buket, Korkmaz, Metin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Pain - epidemiology
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Adult
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers - blood
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis, Differential
Diseases caused by trematodes
Distomatoses
Eosinophil Cationic Protein - blood
Eosinophil Cationic Protein - immunology
Eosinophilia - epidemiology
Eosinophilia - etiology
Eosinophils - metabolism
Fascioliasis - blood
Fascioliasis - diagnosis
Fascioliasis - immunology
Female
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Immunologic Factors - blood
Immunologic Factors - immunology
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Urticaria - epidemiology
Urticaria - etiology
Weight Loss
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Summary:Eosinophilia is 1 of the most common signs of fascioliasis especially during acute stage. In this study, our aim was to determine eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in the sera of patients with fascioliasis and to investigate the likely relation between ECP and symptoms and signs of fascioliasis. Presence of high liver enzyme levels, eosinophilia, abdominal pain or urticaria was not found to be significantly associated with ECP positivity (p>0.05), but statistical analyses revealed that ECP positivity was significantly related to weight loss status of patients (p
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540500444678