Infestation of the liver and bile ducts with flukes of the genus Ophisthorchia, obtained from eating raw or inadequately cooked fish, common in eastern Asia. Symptoms include gastrointestinal disturbances and weight loss, often leading to damage to tissues of the liver and bile duct, and sometimes to cancer of the liver.
A condition caused by the presence of the parasitic fluke Opisthorchis in the bile ducts. The infection is acquired through eating raw or undercooked fish that contains the larval stage of the parasite. Heavy infections can lead to considerable damage of the tissues of the bile duct and liver, progressing in advanced cases to cirrhosis. Symptoms may include loss of weight, abdominal pain, indigestion, and sometimes diarrhea. The disease, occurring in E Europe and the Far East, is treated with chloroquine.