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#Man’s liver becomes worm-filled pus ball after eating undercooked fish

#Man’s liver becomes worm-filled pus ball after eating undercooked fish

July 22, 2020 | 12:02pm

He wanted rare fish and ended up with parasite pâté.

An unfortunate gourmand in China was forced to have half his liver removed after it became filled with worms due to his penchant for eating fish carpaccio.

The 55-year-old Hangzhou resident, surnamed Xie, had experienced loss of appetite, fatigue and mild abdominal pain after visiting his family in Sichuan in February, according to a press release by Hangzhou First People’s Hospital in eastern China. However, the poor soul didn’t seek medical treatment at the time because he thought his symptoms were caused by depression.

Xie finally caved and went to the hospital four months later, after suffering from chills and a high fever for three days. Doctors were stunned to discover that the patient’s liver housed a massive pus-filled abscess measuring a whopping 7.5-inches long and 4.7-inches deep, per the report.

Surgeons initially tried to drain the invasive bump like a cyst, but decided to extract half the man’s liver due to the prevalence of the infection.

A subsequent examination revealed that the hole harbored countless “bulb-shaped, thick-shelled” eggs belonging to the Chinese liver fluke, a parasite found in raw seafood.

Doctors deduced that Xie had contracted the parasite after eating undercooked fish during his trip to Sichuan. The adventurous diner revealed that he had purposefully served the seafood rare because he thought it helped the meat retain its flavor.

Fortunately, thanks to the surgery, Xie is currently faring fine despite his half-baked sashimi scheme.

He should thank his lucky stars, as the liver fluke can lay up to 2,000 eggs, which can infect a human’s organs for 20 to 30 years.

This isn’t the first time a dining derring-do has turned someone’s body into a parasite playground. Earlier this month, a 25-year-old Tokyo woman had a 1.5-inch-long worm pulled from her tonsils after she consumed sushi.

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