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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242020000502277</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Fasciolasis Hepática, serie de casos reportados en Matanzas. Cuba.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hepatic fasciolosis, a series of cases reported in Matanzas, Cuba]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Escalona Robaina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen Rosa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez Escobar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Carmen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arnella]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Semper González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abel Iván]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Matanzas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>2277</fpage>
<lpage>2287</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242020000502277&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242020000502277&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242020000502277&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la fasciolasis hepática es una enfermedad parasitaria de difícil diagnóstico. La variada y múltiple sintomatología que caracteriza la enfermedad, la expulsión intermitente y tardía de los huevos del parasito, así como el difícil acceso a los estudios inmunológicos en las zonas rurales atenta contra la confirmación de parasitosis en casos esporádicos. En la provincia de Matanzas en los últimos años se constataron enfermos sospechosos de fasciolosis procedentes de Pedro Betancourt con diversos síntomas digestivos, fiebre y eosinofilia.  Objetivo:  caracterizar los aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos de los pacientes diagnosticados de fasciolosis hepática.  Materiales y Método:  se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo a pacientes hospitalizados con el diagnóstico presuntivo de fasciolosis hepática en el Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Faustino Pérez en el período enero del año 2011 a diciembre del 2013. La recolección de datos se realizó a través del interrogatorio, examen físico, Historia clínica y encuestas epidemiológicas.  Resultados:  se muestra la presencia de consumo de plantas acuáticas y consumo de agua sin hervir en los afectados. La fase aguda de la enfermedad en estos pacientes se caracterizó por fiebre, dolor abdominal, hepatomegalia y gran eosinofilia.  Conclusiones:  el diagnóstico de certeza se realizó a través de pruebas inmunológicas. Esto se debe a que a pesar de los múltiples exámenes parasitológicos de las heces fecales no se identificó huevos. Los pacientes del estudio fueron tratados con el triclabendazol y se logró mejoría clínica de los pacientes y pocas reacciones adversas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[SUMMARY  Introduction:  the hepatic fasciolosis is a parasitic disease of difficult prognosis. The varied and multiple symptoms characterizing the disease, the intermittent and late ejection of the parasite eggs, and also the difficult access to immunological studies in the country areas sometimes attempts against the confirmation of parasitism. During the last years, in the province of Matanzas, several sick persons from Pedro Betancourt were suspicious of fasciolosis with different digestive symptoms, fever and eosinophilia.  Objective:  to characterize the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the patients diagnosed of hepatic fasciolosis.  Materials and method:  an observational, descriptive study was performed in in-patients of the Service of Internal Medicine of the Hospital Faustino Perez with the presumptive diagnosis of hepatic fascilosis in the period January 2011-December 2013. Data collection was made through questioning, physical examination, clinical record and epidemiological inquiries.  Results:  risk behaviors are evidenced given the water plants and un-boiled water consumption in affected persons. The acute `hase in these individuals is characterized by fever, abdominal pain, hepatomegaly and big eosinophilia. The diagnosis of certainty was made by immunologic tests. The patients were treated with triclabendazol with clinical improvement and little adverse reactions.  Conclusions:  health professionals when assisting a patient from a country area with eating habits of fresh vegetable consumption and suggestive clinical characteristics should carry out studies to confirm Fasciola hepatica infection.]]></p></abstract>
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