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Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management of Ovarian Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report From an Endemic Region and Literature Review [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Ovarian hydatid cysts are an infrequent presentation of the zoonotic condition caused by Echinococcus granulosus tapeworms. These cysts can easily be mistaken for benign or malignant ovarian neoplasms, posing a diagnostic challenge.
Fatemeh Asadi Kohbad, Razieh Akbari, Maryam Forouzin, Fatemeh Nili, Leila Asadi, Marjan Ghaemi   +5 more
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Metabolic profiling of liver and faeces in mice infected with echinococcosis

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Echinococcosis is a severe zoonotic parasitic disease which severely affects the health of the hosts. The diagnosis of echinococcosis depends mainly on imaging examination.
Mingxing Zhu, Xiancai Du, Hongxia Xu, Songhao Yang, Chan Wang, Yazhou Zhu, Tingrui Zhang, Wei Zhao   +7 more
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Transverse sinus obstruction caused by extradural supra‐infratentorial hydatid cyst: A case report and literature review

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
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 ...
Mohamad Namvar, Pedram Sedaghat, Arad Iranmehr   +2 more
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Living with a pericardial hydatid cyst for 50 years

International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy, 2021
Isolated cardiac location is an uncommon presentation of echinococcosis and involvement of the pericardium is even rarer. It may lead to various complications or remain asymptomatic for a long time.
Sinan Sahin, Ahmet Ozderya, Gulay Uzun, Muhammet Rasit Sayin   +3 more
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Revisiting the Spleen—An Imaging Review of the Common and Uncommon Splenic Pathology

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2021
The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ and is responsible for both hematological and immunological functions. Several common etiologies such as trauma, developmental variants, infectious/inflammatory conditions, and benign and malignant lesions can ...
Meshaal Nadeem, Hina Arif Tiwari, Kedar Jambhekar, Hemendra Shah, Roopa Ram   +4 more
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SCOLICIDAL EFFICACY OF SELENIUM NANOPARTICLES AGAINST PROTOSCOLECES OF HYDATID CYST [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2018
The hydatid disease known as hydatidosis or echinococcosis is a cyclozoonotic disease widely distributed in the viscera and other organs of humans and animals.
SALWA OSHIBA, AMERA AFIFI
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Natural history of Echinococcus granulosus microcyst development in long term in vitro culture and molecular and morphological changes induced by insulin and BMP-4

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionCystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus is a disease of worldwide public health and economic importance. The determinants and underlying cellular mechanisms of CE development and fate in intermediate hosts are
Ali Derakhshani, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Masoud Rezaei, Ali Afgar, Ali Afgar, Ali Reza Keyhani, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Shahriar Dabiri, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +8 more
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Unusual Presentation of Pulmonary Hydatidosis Mimicking Thoracic Malignancy in a Paediatric South African Patient

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2018
In this case report, an illustrative case of pulmonary hydatidosis in a young South African girl is presented. The acute symptomatology, rapidly worsening clinical condition and the extremely atypical appearance of the hydatid cysts on imaging were ...
Charlotte De Wilde, Anne-Marie du Plessis, Pierre Goussard   +2 more
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Imminent air in the pulmonary hydatid – communicating rupture

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2019
Pulmonary hydatid cyst (PHC) is an important clinical problem in endemic areas to echinococcal infection. The cysts are characteristically seen as solitary or multiple circumscribed or oval masses on imaging. The characteristic imaging appearance changes
Saika Amreen, Zahid Qayoom, Nidha Nazir, Tariq Gojwari, Maria Wani, Ajaz Mohiuddin, Irshad Paul   +6 more
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Fascioliasis associated with chronic cholecystitis in a woman from Sistan and Baluchestan province, a non-endemic region in Southeastern Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Fascioliasis, caused by Fasciola hepatica, is a neglected zoonotic food-borne trematodiasis. The Caspian littoral in northern Iran is endemic for the disease, and human fascioliasis is well-known in that region. In the present study, we report
Mohammad Shafiee, Saeid Nasibi, Mohammad Reza Lashkarizadeh, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +3 more
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