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Liver Diseases, Parasitic

MedGen UID:
9794
•Concept ID:
C0023897
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Parasitic Liver; Diseases, Parasitic Liver; Liver Disease, Parasitic; Parasitic Liver Disease; Parasitic Liver Diseases

Definition

Liver diseases caused by infections with PARASITES, such as tapeworms (CESTODA) and flukes (TREMATODA). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLiver Diseases, Parasitic

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Parasites of the liver - epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical management in the European context.
Peters L, Burkert S, Grüner B
J Hepatol 2021 Jul;75(1):202-218. Epub 2021 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.015. PMID: 33636243
Calling a stage-based treatment model for chronic liver diseases in China mainland.
Liu X, Xu J
Ann Hepatol 2020 Nov-Dec;19(6):585-589. Epub 2019 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.aohep.2019.09.007. PMID: 31711913
HEPATOPROTECTIVE ROLE OF PLACENTA HYDROLISAT - LAENNEC IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH VIRAL AND PARASITIC LIVER DISEASES.
Paltsev AI, Yeremenko AA, Torgashov MN
Eksp Klin Gastroenterol 2016;(11):94-99. PMID: 29889452

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cholangiocarcinoma: Current Knowledge and New Developments.
Blechacz B
Gut Liver 2017 Jan 15;11(1):13-26. doi: 10.5009/gnl15568. PMID: 27928095Free PMC Article
Revisiting the concept of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and its challenges using traditional and new tools.
Lambertucci JR
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Mar-Apr;47(2):130-6. Epub 2014 Apr 11 doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0186-2013. PMID: 24861284
Distal cholangiocarcinoma.
Dickson PV, Behrman SW
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Apr;94(2):325-42. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.12.004. PMID: 24679424
Hepato-pancreatic ascariasis.
De U, Mukherjee M, Das S, Kumar R
Trop Doct 2010 Oct;40(4):227-9. Epub 2010 Sep 16 doi: 10.1258/td.2010.090368. PMID: 20846988
Cholangiocarcinoma: lessons from Thailand.
Sripa B, Pairojkul C
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2008 May;24(3):349-56. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e3282fbf9b3. PMID: 18408464Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Turtleback liver.
Singh D, Mukherjee P, Chawla A
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017 Jan;42(1):326-327. doi: 10.1007/s00261-016-0849-x. PMID: 27567606
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis.
Khuroo MS, Rather AA, Khuroo NS, Khuroo MS
World J Gastroenterol 2016 Sep 7;22(33):7507-17. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i33.7507. PMID: 27672273Free PMC Article
Distal cholangiocarcinoma.
Dickson PV, Behrman SW
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Apr;94(2):325-42. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.12.004. PMID: 24679424
Hepatic schistosomiasis.
Bica I, Hamer DH, Stadecker MJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2000 Sep;14(3):583-604, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70122-7. PMID: 10987111
Ascariasis.
Khuroo MS
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1996 Sep;25(3):553-77. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8553(05)70263-6. PMID: 8863040

Therapy

Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the Liver.
Ekpanyapong S, Reddy KR
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2020 Jun;49(2):379-410. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2020.01.009. PMID: 32389369
Hepato-pancreatic ascariasis.
De U, Mukherjee M, Das S, Kumar R
Trop Doct 2010 Oct;40(4):227-9. Epub 2010 Sep 16 doi: 10.1258/td.2010.090368. PMID: 20846988
Opisthorchiasis control in Thailand.
Jongsuksuntigul P, Imsomboon T
Acta Trop 2003 Nov;88(3):229-32. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.01.002. PMID: 14611877
Liver fluke-associated cholangiocarcinoma.
Watanapa P, Watanapa WB
Br J Surg 2002 Aug;89(8):962-70. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02143.x. PMID: 12153620
Ascariasis.
Khuroo MS
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1996 Sep;25(3):553-77. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8553(05)70263-6. PMID: 8863040

Prognosis

Cholangiocarcinoma: Current Knowledge and New Developments.
Blechacz B
Gut Liver 2017 Jan 15;11(1):13-26. doi: 10.5009/gnl15568. PMID: 27928095Free PMC Article
Revisiting the concept of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and its challenges using traditional and new tools.
Lambertucci JR
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Mar-Apr;47(2):130-6. Epub 2014 Apr 11 doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0186-2013. PMID: 24861284
Distal cholangiocarcinoma.
Dickson PV, Behrman SW
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Apr;94(2):325-42. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.12.004. PMID: 24679424
Epidemiology of Opisthorchis viverrini.
Sithithaworn P, Haswell-Elkins M
Acta Trop 2003 Nov;88(3):187-94. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.02.001. PMID: 14611873
Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. Pathophysiology and treatment.
Da Silva LC, Carrilho FJ
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1992 Mar;21(1):163-77. PMID: 1568771

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of Schistosomiasis Mansoni Morbidity by Hepatic and Splenic Elastography.
Pereira CLD, Santos JC, Arruda RM, Rodrigues ML, Siqueira ES, Lemos RS, Batista AD, Domingues ALC, Lopes EP
Ultrasound Med Biol 2021 May;47(5):1235-1243. Epub 2021 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.01.022. PMID: 33618959
Hepatic Paragonimiasis Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Lin YX, Jia QB, Fu YY, Xiong XZ
J Gastrointest Surg 2018 Mar;22(3):550-552. Epub 2018 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s11605-018-3683-3. PMID: 29340921
Type 2 immunity in tissue repair and fibrosis.
Gieseck RL 3rd, Wilson MS, Wynn TA
Nat Rev Immunol 2018 Jan;18(1):62-76. Epub 2017 Aug 30 doi: 10.1038/nri.2017.90. PMID: 28853443
Ultrasound in schistosomiasis mansoni.
Pinto-Silva RA, Queiroz LC, Azeredo LM, Silva LC, Lambertucci JR
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2010 Jul;105(4):479-84. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000400021. PMID: 20721494
Liver carcinoma and liver fluke infection.
Kim YI
Arzneimittelforschung 1984;34(9B):1121-6. PMID: 6095876

Recent systematic reviews

Co-infection HBV and malaria: a striking association.
Scotto G, Fazio V, Lo Muzio L
Infez Med 2019 Mar 1;27(1):3-10. PMID: 30882372
Surgical portosystemic shunts versus devascularisation procedures for prevention of variceal rebleeding in people with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis.
Ede CJ, Nikolova D, Brand M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 3;8(8):CD011717. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011717.pub2. PMID: 30073663Free PMC Article

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