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Hepatic cystic echinococcosis (type II): A case report

Journal of International Medical Research
This article presents a case report of a rare instance of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (Type II). The patient is a young female who has resided in the Inner Mongolia region of China for an extended period and has a clear history of contact with dogs and
Zhiru Liang, Weihong Chen, Binbin Zhang, Lina Chen, Jing Wang, Jianjia Xiao, Geer An   +6 more
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Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking tuberculosis in a child from a dual-endemic region: a case report

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundPulmonary echinococcosis represents a significant health challenge, particularly in endemic regions, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Yiyuan Li, Yiyuan Li, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Qin Guo, Qin Guo   +5 more
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Hydatid lung disease (echinococcosis/hydatidosis).

, 2002
Two Echinococcus species may exhibit medical relevance as causative agents of pulmonary forms of echinococcosis. Most importantly, infections with Echinococcus granulosus result in "cystic hydatid disease" or "cystic echinococcosis," which affects the ...
Gottstein, Bruno, Reichen, Jürg
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis simulating metastatic malignancy

Autopsy and Case Reports
Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with tiny tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Echinococcosis is classified as either cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis.
Suvradeep Mitra, Payal Charaya, Shrinath Gururaj Deshpande, Mayur Parkhi, Thakur Deen Yadav   +4 more
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Comparison of ultrasonographic features between two types of hepatic echinococcosis and hepatoblastoma in children

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionThe prevalence of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) is notably high among children in western China, with the mortality rate for untreated children potentially reaching up to 90%. Meanwhile, hepatoblastoma is
Yi Tao, Hanqing Kong, Jiawu Li, Zhizhi Tan, Jun Wang, Yan Luo   +5 more
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A rare case of intravesical and urethral cystic Echinococcosis with multi-organ involvement from Türkiye

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: Cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic disease recognized as a global public health problem in countries engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. In natural life cycle, ungulates are intermediate hosts: canids are definitive hosts.
Ayşegül Tuna, Emrah Topbaş
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Recurrent Multi-Organ Cystic Echinococcosis

, 2018
Cystic echinococcosis is the disease that occupies, together with trichinosis, the first place in the zoonoses in Romania. We present the case of a 75-year-old urban patient known for echinococcosis, firstly operated for bone cysts in the right ...
Edina Török, Iunius Simu, Noémi Ecaterina Sidlovszky, Adriana Habor, Monica Copotoiu, Larisa Mureșan   +5 more
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Retropectoral Cystic Echinococcosis: A Case Report

, 2017
Background: Cystic echinococcosis of soft tissue is rare even in endemic areas. Intermuscular and intramuscular cystic echinococcoses have been occasionally reported in the literature.
Behzad Haddad, Sadeghi, Mehdi, Haddad, Behzad, Mehdi Sadeghi, Amir Hossein Sarrami, Karami, Mehdi, Mehdi Karami, Sarrami, Amir Hossein   +7 more
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Autochthonous cystic echinococcosis in patients who grew up in Germany

, 2009
Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a widespread zoonosis. Cases occurring in Germany are considered to result from imported infection and it is unclear if Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) is still transmitted in Germany.
S Reuter, A Orhun, J Richter, I Müller-Stöver, T Romig, P Kern, D Häussinger, B Grüner   +7 more
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New findings on echinococcosis

, 1986
The following new aspects of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis (= infections with the metacestode stages of Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis respectively) are reported: identification of a Swiss E.
Gottstein, Bruno, Eckert, J, Witassek, F
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