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Large Hydatid Cyst in the Cardiac Interventricular Septum: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease with a high incidence in pastoral areas in Tibet. The heart is an uncommon location of echinococcosis, and involvement of the interventricular septum is even rarer. This disease can remain asymptomatic for a long time, but may result in cardiac tamponade and sudden death.
Lin Gao, Yixiu Zhang, Xiao Yang
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Factors influencing the development and carbohydrate metabolism of Echinococcus granulosus in dogs [PDF]
Echinococcus granulosus adult worms, 35 days postinfection, were measured for dispersion in the intestines of 10 dogs, a range of morphological characters, and the excreted end products of carbohydrate catabolism following 4 hr incubation in vitro.
Behm, C.A. +5 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira +3 more
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A Concomitant Intramyocardial and Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Case Report
Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. In cystic Echinococcus humans are an accidental host. Liver and lungs are the most frequently involved organs. Herein a unique case of intramyocardial hydatid cyst of left ventricle along
Harsh Sateesh Seth +5 more
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An unusual case of saphenous neuropathy secondary to compression by a large hydatid cyst within the adductor longus muscle is reported. Solitary hydatid cyst(s) localized in the skeletal muscles occur rarely and often mimic soft tissue tumours ...
Ridvan Alimehmeti +3 more
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Acute pancreatitis due to pancreatic hydatid cyst: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Hydatid disease is a major health problem worldwide. Primary hydatid disease of the pancreas is very rare and acute pancreatitis secondary to hydatid cyst has rarely been reported. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented acute pancreatitis.
Amin Makni +3 more
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Hydatid cysts rarely appear isolated in the orbital cavity without involvement of other organs. Most of these are situated in the superolateral and superomedial angles of the orbit. Inferiorly located cysts are very uncommon. The authors report a case of a primary hydatid cyst of the orbit with inferiolateral localization.
Al-Muala, Header D. +4 more
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Diagnostic difficulty of liver lesion
Liver abscess is mostly either pyogenic or amebic. Fungal and mycobacterial liver abscesses are rare and mostly associated with immunosuppression. The occurrence of fungal liver abscess with hydatid cyst was never reported previously.
Jayabal Pandiaraja
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An Iranian man with increased thigh mass due to a hydatid cyst
Background: Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by . Primary single-intramuscular hydatid disease is rare, even in endemic regions of the world.
Samiee-Rad, Fatemeh, Emami, Ali
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Hydatid disease is a major public health and economic problem in Iraq causing morbidity and mortality, This study was done to illustrate some biochemical changes, hemoglobin, blood group and CRP in hydatid cyst patients before and after 15 days of ...
Sura B. K.
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