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Hydatid Disease of the Pelvis: A Rare Manifestation With Diagnostic Challenges—A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
Axial CECT of abdomen and pelvis showing multiple Hydatid Cysts. ABSTRACT Hydatid disease, a parasitic infection caused by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus, predominantly affects the liver and the lungs, but its location in the pelvis is extremely rare.
Saurav Jha   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young

open access: yesLung India, 2014
Echinococcosis can involve any organ. The liver is the most common organ involved, followed by the lungs. Depending on the location of involvement it can have varied presentation.
S R Kalpana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis: Two Cases, Two Treatment Options

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2020
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic infection caused by the tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus, a cestode endemic in many parts of the world. CE can affect any organ, with the lung being the second most commonly affected organ after the liver. For
Ahmed Babiker, Zied Gaifer
doaj   +1 more source

Video‐Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Versus Thoracotomy in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Pulmonary hydatid cysts (PHC), resulting from infection by Echinococcus granulosus larvae, represent a substantial health risk in livestock‐raising areas, often causing respiratory symptoms and even death. The primary treatment for PHC involves surgical excision, either through open thoracotomy or video‐assisted ...
Fahmi H. Kakamad
wiley   +1 more source

Occasional Publications on Northern Life, No. 04 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
The need to exchange information on research in reindeer and caribou diseases became apparent to investigators attending the Second International Reindeer/Caribou Symposium in Roros, Norway, in 1979.
Dieterich, Robert A., Morton, Jamie K.
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Soil Borne Human Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Soils are home to a remarkable array of biodiversity with some estimates stating that 25% of the Earth’s species find their home in the soil. Of these organisms, the vast majority are not of any threat to human health, but rather function to provide ...
JEFFERY SIMON LEE, VAN DER PUTTEN Wim
core   +1 more source

CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN ZAPOROZHYE REGION

open access: yesZaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2013
Relevance of an echinococcosis is caused by case rate body height, late diagnostics, augmentation of number of the complicated forms, growing number of patients with atypical localizations of echinococcosis cysts.
E. V. Ryabokon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple Giant Cerebral Hydatid Cysts in Pediatrics

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT In Ethiopia, although multiple giant cerebral hydatid cysts are rare, rural children in close contact with dogs remain at risk. Diagnosis requires clinical suspicion and advanced imaging. Dowling hydrodissection allows intact cyst removal. Preoperative anthelmintics minimize allergic risks.
Dagnachew Yohannes Gechera   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac Hydatid Cyst in a Child [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare disease, especially in children. An 11-year-old boy with a previous anaphylactic reaction and episodes of abdominal pain was admitted for workup of an acquired long systolic murmur. Echocardiographic investigation disclosed
Bento, L   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pulmonary manifestations and clinical management of echinococcosis in a low-endemic region of Mexico: a 15-year retrospective cohort study at a tertiary hospital

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Health
Background Cystic echinococcosis has a low incidence even in endemic countries. It is a chronic and complex zoonosis that in many cases presents delay in diagnosis; it typically affects the liver in up to 90% of the cases, being disseminated pulmonary ...
Víctor Hugo Ahumada Topete   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

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