Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
2007 Dec;17(4):430-433.
A Case of Chronic Urticaria Related to Clonorchis Sinensis
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Pediatrics, NHIMC Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Korea. Janggwangcheon@daum.net
- 2Department of Clinical pathology, NHIMC Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Korea.
- 3Department of Pediatric, Yonsei University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Clonorchis sinensis infection is one of the most common parasitic infections that is widely distributed in Southern Korea as well as China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong kong, and Vietnam and countries in Eastern Asia. The disease is caused by the ingestion of infected raw or under- processed freshwater fish. The clinical manifestations depend on the number of flukes in a patient, the period of infestation, and the complications. We experienced a 10-year-old boy who had a history of ingestion of raw fresh-water Chinese mitten crab preserved in soy sauce and presented with chronic urticaria. The causal organism, Clonorchis sinensis, was found by the identification of parasite ova in stool. We report a rare case of chronic urticaria related to Clonorchis sinensis that was successfully treated with praziquantel and review the pertinent literature.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- A Case of Clonorchis Sinensis Infection in the Gastric Pylorus Associated with Gastric Adenocarcinoma
- Loffler's Syndrome Associated with Clonorchis Sinensis Infestation
- The intensity of clonorchis sinensis infection by E.P.G. counts and the degree of abnormalities in laboratory tests
- Clonorchis sinensis in Kyungpook Province, Korea 1. Distribution and demonstration of the cercaria of Clonorchis sinensis from snail, Parafossarulus manchouricus Bourgigant
- Ultrastructural localization of 28 kDa glutathione S-transferase in adult Clonorchis sinensis
