As the disease is manifested by opisthorchosis in children? How prevention is carried out, diagnosis and treatment of opisthorchosis in children? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Opistorhoz
Opistorhosis is chronic helminthiasis
damage to the biliary strokes of the liver and pancreas. Most
Large contamination by opisthorchosis Territory - Pool Ob and Irtysh
In Western Siberia and Eastern Kazakhstan. Opisthorchosis is distributed
Also in the pools of Kama and Volga, Northern Dvina, Dnieper, occurs in
Central regions of the European part of Russia, in Belarus, Baltic States,
Eastern European countries, in Germany.
Opisthorchosis - distributed among fishing animals, but most often source
Infection serves man. Infection occurs when used raw,
Ice cream, weakly salt, dried fish (roach, bream, sazan). Pathogen
opisthorchosis - flat worm. Opistorshis in humans and mammals
Animals live in the biliary liver and pancreatic ducts
glands, highlighting eggs into. With bile, pancreatic egg juice
fall into the intestines and with feces - to the environment.
In children with acute opisthorchosis distinguish asymptomatic,
erased and clinical forms of illness, and among chronic opisthorchosis -
sluggish and clinically pronounced forms.
What are the symptoms of opisthorchosis in children
Symptoms begin with a temperature lift, stomach pain (more often
In total in the right hypochondrium), sometimes rashes on the skin, redness
Upper respiratory tract, chair frustration. Characterized by C
blood. Chronic stage of opistorhoz in children manifests itself
gastrointestinal disorders, about 30% of children develop
chronic lethargy, fatigue and malaise. In children of younger
Detect development slowdown, power reduction, unstable stool,
Disruption of appetite, moderate increase in the liver, in the analysis of blood there is a tendency to anemia (reduction of hemoglobin).
How prevention is carried out, diagnosis and treatment of opisthorchosis in children
The main method of preventing opisthorchosis in children remains the use of fish in a thermally processed form.
Acute opistorhosis is diagnosed according to consumption data
raw fish, characteristic symptoms (temperature rise, skin
rash), as well as characteristic blood changes. The diagnosis is confirmed
detection in parasite eggs.
Treatment of opisthorchosis in acute stage with high fever,
Organ lesions begin to facilitate these symptoms, apply
Antihistamine Preparations (Supratine, Tuevel) to reduce skin
rash. In severe cases, hormonal therapy is used in moderate
doses within 5-7 days with quick cancellation of drugs. Then give
Antihelmintic drugs. Control of the effectiveness of treatment is carried out
After 3 and 6 months, a 3-fold study of feces.
Prediction of opisthorchosis in children with timely diagnosis and rational treatment favorable.
