Сlinical case of acute opsthorchiasis in endoscopy

A clinical case of one of the most common parasitic diseases in the Russian Federation, opisthorchiasis, is presented. Today, opisthorchiasis and its associated complications are an urgent problem in medicine. Parasitic invasions are in fourth place in terms of damage to public health. There is no specific clinical picture, and the predominance of latent forms makes it difficult to diagnose opisthorchiasis. Particular attention is paid to the issue of complications, the most significant of which are acute pancreatitis, purulent cholangitis, liver abscesses, perforation of the bile ducts with the development of bile peritonitis. In the chronic course of invasion, parasitism occurs in the host‘s hepatobiliary tract, production of toxic and immunogenic waste products, and disruption of cell metabolism, which is one of the factors contributing to the development of cancer of the bile ducts and pancreas. The relevance of the problem of opisthorchiasis and its complications, combined with the complex and vulnerable diagnosis of this disease (clinical, laboratory, instrumental), demonstrate the importance of finding effective methods for its detection.

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