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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]

Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2018
A 79-year old female patient with past history of breast adenocarcinoma underwent an abdominal computed tomography (CT) for asthenia and nausea.
Jean Delwaide, Olivier Detry, Bertrand Losson, Nicolas Meurisse, Marie-Pierre Hayette, Noëlla Bletard, Pierre Honore, Paul Meunier, Jean-Baptiste Giot, Philippe Leonard   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The expression of CTLA-4 in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis patients and blocking CTLA-4 to reverse T cell exhaustion in Echinococcus multilocularis-infected mice. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the infection of Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) larvae. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) produces inhibitory signals and induces T cell exhaustion, thereby ...
Yang Y, Wuren T, Wu B, Cheng S, Fan H.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Oral Delivery of Anti-Parasitic Agent-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles: Enhanced Liver Targeting and Improved Therapeutic Effect on Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis. [PDF]

Int J Nanomedicine, 2023
Background Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a lethal parasitic disease caused by infection with the metacestode of the dog/fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, which primarily affects the liver.
Li J, Yang Y, Han X, Li J, Tian M, Qi W, An H, Wu C, Zhang Y, Han S, Duan L, Wang W, Zhang W.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Alveolar Echinococcosis in a Patient with Presumed Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Unexpected Finding after Liver Transplantation

Pathogens, 2023
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an important reason for liver transplantation. Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis and presents characteristic calcified conglomerates detected by ultrasound or computed ...
Florian Fronhoffs, Leona Dold, Marijo Parčina, Arne Schneidewind, Maria Willis, Thomas F. E. Barth, Tobias J. Weismüller, Taotao Zhou, Philipp Lutz, Julian A. Luetkens, Peter Gerlach, Steffen Manekeller, Jörg C. Kalff, Tim O. Vilz, Christian P. Strassburg, Glen Kristiansen   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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The value of nomogram analysis in prediction of cerebral spread of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]

Acta Tropica
Pengqi Tian, Changyou Long, Miaomiao Men, Yujie Xing, Yeang Danzeng, Xue-Qian Zhang, Haihua Bao   +6 more
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Value of intralesional and perilesional radiomics for predicting the bioactivity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]

Front Oncol
Objectives To investigate the value of intralesional and perilesional radiomics based on computed tomography (CT) in predicting the bioactivity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE).
Zhang S, Hou J, Xia W, Zhao Z, Xu M, Li S, Xu C, Zhang T, Liu W.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effect and mechanism of reactive oxygen species-mediated NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 inflammasome activation in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. [PDF]

World J Gastroenterol, 2023
BACKGROUND The NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a significant component of the innate immune system that plays a vital role in the development of various parasitic diseases.
Chen CS, Zhang YG, Wang HJ, Fan HN.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Transverse sinus obstruction caused by extradural supra‐infratentorial hydatid cyst: A case report and literature review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Approximately 1–3% of cases of hydatid disease involve the central nervous system (CNS). This study aims to report an extremely rare case of supra‐infratentorially located epidural hydatid cyst with transverse venous sinus obstruction which presented with chronic cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) signs and symptoms.
Mohamad Namvar, Pedram Sedaghat, Arad Iranmehr   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canine Alveolar Echinococcosis: An Emerging and Costly Introduced Problem in North America

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the metacestode of Echinococcus multilocularis, is emerging in both dogs and people in North America. Here, we review 27 cases of canine AE opportunistically reported since the index case was described in 2009 in Western Canada.
Temitope U. Kolapo, Allison Hay, Karen M. Gesy, Caroline F. Frey, Jamie L. Rothenburger, Danny J. Joffe, Tim Spotswood, Yanyun Huang, Alessandro Massolo, Andrew S. Peregrine, Janet E. Hill, Emily J. Jenkins, Walter Lilenbaum   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source