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A Case of Opisthorchis felineus Infestation in a Pilot from Greece

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We describe the case of a 28-year-old man from Greece with Opistorchis felineus infestation. The patient presented with intense abdominal pain, bilious emesis and eosinophilia. He probably acquired the infection overseas, since he was a commercial airline pilot who used to fly to endemic areas and to consume raw or undercooked fish. He was successfully treated with praziquantel administered in divided doses over a single day. Opisthorchiasis is common to eastern Europe and areas of the former Soviet Union, but extremely rare in Greece. Medical personnel should be cognizant of this parasitic infection, since world travel can spread it to areas of the world unaccustomed to it.

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  1. Dept. of Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklio, GR-71 110, Heraklio, Crete, Greece

    E. Mantadakis & G. Samonis

  2. Dept. of Internal Medicine, Patission General Hospital, Athens, Greece

    E. Tselepatiotis, S. Papoulis & P. Kotsakis

  3. National School of Public Health, Dept. of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, Athens, Greece

    E. Vassalou

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Correspondence to G. Samonis.

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Tselepatiotis, E., Mantadakis, E., Papoulis, S. et al. A Case of Opisthorchis felineus Infestation in a Pilot from Greece. Infection 31, 430–432 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-003-3225-z

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