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Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2010
Fibrogenesis is a common feature of many diseases where there is severe insult to the liver. The hepatic stellate cell trans-differentiation into a myofibroblast has been identified as an important event in liver fibrogenesis and has been well ...
Li Yuesheng S, Allen Jeremy T, Anthony Barrie, McManus Donald P   +3 more
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The initial stage of alveolar echinococcosis is a diagnostic challenge: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare, potentially fatal parasitosis with the main manifestation site in the liver. Diagnosis already in the initial stage of the disease is important to prevent further exacerbation and possible secondary ...
Tilmann Graeter, Julian Schmidberger, Rong Shi, Tanja Kaltenbach, Thomas F. E. Barth   +4 more
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Hepatic cystic echinococcosis (type II): A case report [PDF]

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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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a patient with suspected cystic echinococcosis: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Tuberculosis is a global health issue affecting millions of people worldwide. While pulmonary tuberculosis is common, hepatic tuberculosis is rare and accounts for less than 1% of cases.
Simon Daller, Julian Frederic Hotz, Moritz Staudacher, Polina Kalinina, Susanna Lang, Fredrik Waneck, Heimo Lagler   +6 more
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Advances in the pharmacological treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: From laboratory to clinic

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. Because of its characteristics of diffuse infiltration and growth similar to tumors, the disability rate and mortality rate are ...
Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xinye Qian, Xinye Qian, Cancan Gao, Yuan Pang, Yuan Pang, Hu Zhou, Hu Zhou, Hu Zhou, Lizhen Zhu, Lizhen Zhu, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Mingquan Pang, Mingquan Pang, Defang Wu, Defang Wu, Wenhao Yu, Wenhao Yu, Fanyu Kong, Fanyu Kong, Dalin Shi, Dalin Shi, Yuting Guo, Yuting Guo, Yuting Guo, Xiaoxia Su, Xiaoxia Su, Wang Hu, Wang Hu, Jun Yan, Xiaobin Feng, Haining Fan, Haining Fan   +37 more
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Cardiac echinococcosis, a multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity: two case reports and literature review [PDF]

Folia Medica, 2023
We present two case reports of cardiac echinococcosis. Case 1 was a 33-year-old woman with hepatic and cardiac echinococcosis. The parasitic cyst was located intramyocardially in the free wall of the left ventricle leading to cranial dislocation of the ...
Assen Kelchev, Boyan Kunev, Anelia Partenova, Kamelia Genova, Dimitar Nikolov   +4 more
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Kidney invasion occurred 2 years following liver transplantation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The organ most commonly invaded in echinococcosis is the liver; the lungs, brain, kidneys, heart, and spleen are rarely invaded, and multi-organ involvement in echinococcosis is even rarer.
Qirui Hu, Simin Chen, Yichen Fan, Qian Lu, Manjun Deng, Haining Fan   +5 more
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The Application of Preoperative Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Visualization Digital Technology in the Surgical Treatment of Hepatic Echinococcosis in Tibet

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Objective: The present study aims to explore the application value of three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction technology in the preoperative evaluation of patients with complicated hepatic echinococcosis in Tibet.Methods: A total of 200 patients with ...
Jun Zhang, DAWA, DAWA, Duojie Suolang, Duojie Suolang, Yanming Lei, Yanming Lei, Jiayun Wang, Jiayun Wang, Dunzhu Basang, Dunzhu Basang   +10 more
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Post-treatment follow-up study of abdominal cystic echinococcosis in Tibetan communities of northwest Sichuan Province, China [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, with the liver as the most frequently affected organ, is known to be highly endemic in Tibetan communities of northwest Sichuan Province. Antiparasitic
A Ito, A McVie, AG Saimot, Akira Ito, C Franchi, DL Morris, Dongchuan Qiu, DP McManus, E Brunetti, E Brunetti, E Larrieu, E Ortona, GR Leggatt, H Cohen, H Wen, Hector H. Garcia, I Gadea, J Eckert, J Horton, k Vutova, L Opatrny, LA Gil-Grande, M Stojkovic, M Verastegui, MW Lightowlers, N Ben Nouir, Ning Xiao, O Doiz, P Kern, P Moro, P Venkatesan, Philip S. Craig, R Rigano, Renqing Pengcuo, RJ Horton, RJ Horton, S Ioppolo, SD Lawn, T Junghanss, T Li, T Li, T Romig, T Todorov, Tiaoying Li, W Mamuti, W Zhang, Xingwang Chen, Y Sbihi, Yasuhito Sako, ZS Pawlowski   +49 more
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Application of Multi-Slice Computed Tomography for the Preoperative Diagnosis and Classification of Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis

Pathogens, 2021
Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis remains a serious threat to public health. A standardized, imaging-based classification method for pulmonary echinococcosis has not yet been developed despite the existence of a standardized ultrasound classification ...
Lizhong Wu, Pema, Longlong Mu, Mingjue Si, Jie Xu, Guojie Ciren, Lingling Cai   +6 more
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