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Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?

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Opisthorchiasis or liver fluke infestation is a common parasitic infestation in tropical countries. In chronic infection, the malignant transformation of hepatobiliary cell can be seen. Its high prevalence in Indochina… Click to show full abstract

Opisthorchiasis or liver fluke infestation is a common parasitic infestation in tropical countries. In chronic infection, the malignant transformation of hepatobiliary cell can be seen. Its high prevalence in Indochina is relating to the high incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in that area. Nevertheless, the acute clinical problem due to opisthorchiasis is also existed but little mentioned. In this short article, the authors review and discuss on the clinical manifestation of acute opisthorchiasis.

Keywords: opisthorchiasis; clinical manifestation; acute opisthorchiasis; manifestation acute; opisthorchiasis clinical

Journal Title: Journal of Acute Disease
Year Published: 2017

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