A 47-year-old presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, diarrhoea and vomiting. | Medibuddy
2nd August 2023

A 47-year-old presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, diarrhoea and vomiting.

A 47-year-old presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, diarrhoea and vomiting. She recently returned from a holiday in Japan, where she ate sushi for the first time. Abdominal examination is Murphy’s sign positive. Blood tests show a raised eosinophil count and a raised ALP and GGT. Stool microscopy reveals parasitic eggs.

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