Capillaria hepatica

Ca·pil·la·ri·a he·pat·'i·ca

species of threadworm that infects the liver in rodents; occasionally reported in humans.

Capillaria hepatica

A parasitic nematode of South East Asia which primarily infects rodents but can also infect carnivores who eat rats, or humans oro-faecally.
Clinical findings
Abdominal pain; weight loss; anorexia; fever; hepatomegaly and hepatitis due to transmigration of adult worms, which often die and trigger an immune response, ascites and gallstones.
 
Diagnosis
Identification of eggs and focal inflammatory lesions in liver biopsies.
Management
Mebendazole, albendazole.