A 57-YO Mexican♀️, works on a farm has several pets, including dogs, at home: epigastric fullness, and a 15-pound weight loss.
CT: complex cystic left liver mass.
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CT: complex cystic left liver mass.
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doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…
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Resection: Cyst wall (red➡️), daughter cysts (*) normal liver tissue (yellow⬅️)
🔬acellular laminated wall (*), inner germinal layer (black⬅️), & protoscoleces surrounded by a broad capsule (green⬅️). Refractile hooklets (blue⬅️) & calcareous bodies (red⬅️)
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🔬acellular laminated wall (*), inner germinal layer (black⬅️), & protoscoleces surrounded by a broad capsule (green⬅️). Refractile hooklets (blue⬅️) & calcareous bodies (red⬅️)
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ECHINOCOCCAL CYST
The patient underwent total excision of the cyst followed by albendazole therapy for 4 weeks.
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The patient underwent total excision of the cyst followed by albendazole therapy for 4 weeks.
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Hydatidosis is caused by the cestode Echinococcus. Of the 4 species that produce infections in humans, Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis are most common, causing cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis, respectively.
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Definitive hosts include dogs and foxes.
Humans can become infected by accidental ingestion of an egg from the feces of a definitive host.
Echinococcal disease is especially prevalent in Central and South America and Asia
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Humans can become infected by accidental ingestion of an egg from the feces of a definitive host.
Echinococcal disease is especially prevalent in Central and South America and Asia
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