Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?

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. Nevertheles...

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Main Authors: Pathoom Sukkaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.jadweb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-6189;year=2017;volume=6;issue=5;spage=227;epage=228;aulast=Sukkaromdee
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-a8e29720334b43b2be40aeee80d76bdd2022-12-22T00:46:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Acute Disease2221-61892589-55162017-01-016522722810.4103/2221-6189.219619Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?Pathoom SukkaromdeeViroj WiwanitkitOpisthorchiasis 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.http://www.jadweb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-6189;year=2017;volume=6;issue=5;spage=227;epage=228;aulast=SukkaromdeeAcuteOpisthochiasisClinical
spellingShingle Pathoom Sukkaromdee
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Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?
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Opisthochiasis
Clinical
title Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?
title_full Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?
title_fullStr Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?
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title_short Acute opisthorchiasis: What about the clinical manifestation?
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Opisthochiasis
Clinical
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