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Epidemiological characteristics of hepatic echinococcosis, concurrent cerebral echinococcosis, and pulmonary echinococcosis in Ganzi County, Sichuan Province, China. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore), 2020
Human echinococcosis has become a major public health problem in most parts of the world. The objective of this article was to study the demographics of patients with hepatic echinococcosis in Ganzi County to elucidate the main risk factors, as well as ...
Ma L, Chen DC, Zou SY, Liu YY, Zhou LY, Xiu ZG.   +5 more
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Progress and perspectives on BMP9-ID1 activation of HIF-1α and VEGFA to promote angiogenesis in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

Frontiers in Oncology
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease with a high incidence in western China, particularly affecting plateau areas such as Qinghai, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
Fei Ke, Meng-Zhao Xu, Long Ma, Qi-Dong Chen, Bei-Bei He, Ji-De A   +5 more
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Inferior vena cava obstruction secondary to hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report

Egyptian Liver Journal
Hepatic echinococcosis is a global zoonotic disease that typically manifests through direct invasion of the bile ducts and vascular structures of the liver, subsequently spreading to adjacent organs and tissues. Inferior vena cava syndrome resulting from
Jingxin Yan
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a diagnostic challenge

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011
We report a case of alveolar echinococcosis involving the liver in a 61-year-old male. Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare chronic and progressive disease, which can involve mostly liver and in rare cases lung and brain.
O Yapici, S M Erturk, M Ulusay, A Ozel, A Halefoglu, Z Karpat, M Basak   +6 more
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The Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Echinococcosis: A Literature Review. [PDF]

Parasite Immunol
ABSTRACT Hepatic echinococcosis (HE), a major zoonotic disease, remains endemic in pastoral regions of Western China, where its incidence is closely linked to geographical, livestock and sanitary conditions. The disease presents a significant clinical challenge due to the complexity of host–parasite interactions and a high recurrence rate. To date, the
Ma W, Wang D, Liu C, Fan H.
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Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis [PDF]

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014
Jentry B, Lloyd, Lawrence J, Koep, Edwin, Yu, Lauritz A, Jensen   +3 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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Cystic hepatic echinococcosis with intrabiliary rupture. [PDF]

Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr
Ma J, Yan Q, Zha Xi Yun Dan, Hou Y, Tang R.   +4 more
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