title: [Clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of chronic opisthorchiasis].
abstract: The data on 750 patients with opisthorchiasis aged 16 to 69 years (437 males and 313 females) suggest the conclusion that chronic opisthorchiasis is a systemic disease of man caused by trematoda Opistorchis felimus which parasitizes in the hepatic ducts, gallbladder, pancreas. This parasite provokes allergic, mechanical and neurogenic reactions in the host. Targeted diagnosis should be initiated in existence of the characteristic symptom triad: conjunctival changes (Paltsev's symptom), tremor of the tongue, fissures of the tongue. Chronic opisthorchiasis is treated in three stages: preparation measures, specific chemotherapy, rehabilitation.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Pal'tsev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009889:Opisthorchiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D009891:Opisthorchis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel