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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as salvage treatment for pulmonary Echinococcus granulosus infection with acute cyst rupture [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used successfully for the treatment of patients with respiratory failure due to severe infections. Although rare, parasites can also cause severe pulmonary disease.
Sören L. Becker +8 more
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Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking tuberculosis in a child from a dual-endemic region: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundPulmonary echinococcosis represents a significant health challenge, particularly in endemic regions, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Yiyuan Li +5 more
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Pulmonary echinococcosis [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2003 Echinococcosis or hydatid disease is caused by larvae of the tapewormEchinococcus. Four species are recognised and the vast majority of infestations in humans are caused byE. granulosus.E. granulosuscauses cystic echinococcosis, which has a worldwide distribution. Humans are exposed less frequently toE.
R, Morar, C, Feldman
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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 +6 more
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Basic Operative Tactics for Pulmonary Echinococcosis in the Era of Endostaplers and Energy Devices
Medicina, 2023 Human echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the larvae of the tapeworm species Echinococcus. The liver is the most common location for a primary echinococcosis.
Estera Bakinowska +9 more
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Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2023 Purpose of review The aim of our review is to summarize specific clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis. The lung is the organ second most affected by cystic echinococcosis with approximately a quarter of cystic echinococcosis cysts. Most cysts are in the liver.
Weber, Tim Frederik +2 more
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Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis [PDF]
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2010 Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis, a zoonosis caused by the larvae of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is considered as a major public health problem in countries where dogs are used to care for large herds. Despite its frequency and widespread endemicity, the literature on pulmonary cystic echinococcosis is scarce and not systematic.
Saul, Santivanez, Hector H, Garcia
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Oman Medical Journal, 2023 Objectives: Cystic echinococcosis is a worldwide zoonosis that is endemic in many countries including some in the Middle East. Exact prevalence rates for human echinococcosis are unknown for Oman.
Kowthar Salman Hassan +4 more
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Severe chest allodynia as an unusual first presentation of hydatid disease. A case report [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide zoonosis and the liver is the most commonly affected organ. Clinical manifestations range from completely asymptomatic cysts to a potential lethal cyst rupture and anaphylaxis.
Caruso, Damiano +6 more
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Endoparasitic infections in dogs from rural areas in the Lobos District, Buenos Aires province, Argentina [PDF]
, 2013 Dogs are definite hosts for several zoonotic helminthes and protozoan. Rural areas from the Lobos District in the northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, are mainly used for livestock activity, increasing in this way the number of dogs on farms as
Bongiovanni, Roberto Antonio +6 more
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