Rare Appearance of Clonorchis Sinensis in England.

Cholecystolithiasis Is Associated with Clonorchis sinensis Infection

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to analyze gallbladder stones for direct evidence of a relationship between Clonorchis sinensis infection and gallbladder stones formation. METHODOLOGY We investigated one hundred eighty-three gallbladder stones for the presence of Clonorchis sinensis eggs using microscopy, and analyzed their composition using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy....

The Liver Flukes: Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis spp, and Metorchis spp

Acute cholecystitis associated with Clonorchis sinensis infection

Clonorchis sinensis is one of the most common causes of trematodiasis that is caused by the ingestion of raw fish contaminated with infective cysts. The adult flukes are predominantly present in the intrahepatic bile ducts, but occasionally they may be found in the pancreatic duct and extrahepatic bile ducts. The clinical manifestations depend on the number of flukes, the period of infestation,...

Ultrastructural localization of 28 kDa glutathione S-transferase in adult Clonorchis sinensis.

Glutathione S-transferase (28GST) with molecular mass of 28 kDa is an antioxidant enzyme abundant in Clonorchis sinensis. In adult C. sinensis, 28GST was localized in tegumental syncytium, cytons, parenchyma, and sperm tails examined by immunoelectron microscopy. C. sinensis 28GST was earlier found to neutralize bioreactive compounds and to be rich in eggs. Accordingly, it is suggested that 28G...

Anas domestica as a definitive host and Ophicephalus argus as a second intermediate host of Clonorchis sinensis.

The natural infection of Clonorchis sinensis has been noted widely among carnivorous mammals such as human, dog, cat and weasel etc. This infection is experimentally reproducible in rabbits and guinea pigs together with a number of other mammals, while there remains a great deal to be discussed as to whether a certain species of birds can be a definitive host. The infection of Clonorchis sinens...