Liver fluke disease

Clonorchiasis also known as liver fluke disease, is a parasitic disease caused by clonorchiasis parasites in the human liver bile ducts. It is infected by eating undercooked freshwater fish and shrimp. Clinical features are indigestion, hepatomegaly, epigastric pain, fatigue, and loss of energy. Patients with mild infection may be asymptomatic, and severe patients may have complications such as cholangitis, gallstones, and cirrhosis. Clonorchis sinensis was first discovered in the hepatobiliary duct of an overseas Chinese corpse in Kolkata, India. The patient was first discovered in China in 1908. Examination of ancient corpses, archeology confirmed that clonorchiasis existed in China for at least 2300 years.

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