Presentation
One patient had a brain hydatid cyst which presented as a space-occupying lesion. The second patient presented with symptoms and signs of cardiac tamponade due to pericardial hydatidosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Weakness
A 35-year-old woman presented with weakness in both legs that had progressed over 3 months. Spinal MRI revealed a vertebral lesion, and echinococcus was identified on surgical excision. [doi.org]
Based, therefore, on the p38 model, this establishes a favorable situation to promote antibody recognition, because the weak bond reorganization that takes place at the antigen-antibody interface would not propagate to the rest of the AgB molecule thus [jbc.org]
- Surgical Procedure
Elena Vasiliu during both surgical procedures and after-wards. We acknowledge the assistance provided by Mr. Mihai Ene and we wish to thank him for his guidance and expertise in setting up and running our ECMO device. [pneumologia.eu]
Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal Pain
A 32-year-old woman was admitted to hospital complaining of right upper quadrant and epigastrium abdominal pain, and nausea. On routine physical examination an abdominal mass was discovered on the right upper quadrant. Liver tests were normal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Initial symptoms include abdominal pain, jaundice, hepatomegaly, sometimes fever and anaemia, weight loss, and pleural pain ( 3, 48, 178 ). The advanced stage is characterized by severe hepatic dysfunction, often associated with portal hypertension. [doi.org]
Workup
However, being mindful of the possibility alongside picking up clues from the history should help in guiding the workup and eventually the diagnosis. Management options should be evaluated based on a patient to patient basis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
No apparently successful cases of drug treatment of E. granulosus infection have been verified by animal inoculation of cyst material; therefore, surgery must still be considered the treatment of choice. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Prognosis Prognosis is considered generally good with appropriate treatment. However, cysts that develop in difficult sites for surgery such as the heart and spine have a poorer prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] hydatid serology Reliable antibody detection tests exist for E. multilocularis and E. granulosus Radiology images Images hosted on other servers: Large primary hydatid cyst Prognostic factors Unilocular cysts appropriately treated have an excellent prognosis [pathologyoutlines.com]
Chemotherapy of human cystic hydatid disease: indications, effectiveness, prognosis. Mediterran. J. Infect. Parasit. Dis. 13 : 89 -94. ↵ Torgerson, P. 2002. Transmission dynamics of taeniid parasites in animal hosts, p. 221 -235. In P. Craig and Z. [doi.org]
Etiology
The etiological agent, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, implies dogs and other canids as definitive hosts and different herbivore species as intermediate hosts. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Lightowlers Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s. l.) is the etiological agent causing cystic echinococcosis (CE) in animals and humans. [journals.elsevier.com]
[…] multilocularis (alveolar hydatid disease) or E. vogeli (polycystic hydatid disease) Humans become infected by eating food contaminated with tapeworm eggs, becoming intermediate hosts ( Wikipedia: Echinococcus [Accessed 5 January 2018] ) Pathophysiology / etiology [pathologyoutlines.com]
Epidemiology
Wherever this would be necessary for epidemiological purposes, the method can be adjusted according to local requirements. The sensitivity of the assay was tested down to one fiftieth of a single protoscolex or egg, respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology As humans ingest the eggs of the tapeworm, an oncosphere larva releases from the egg, which can penetrate the lamina propria of the intestine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] commonly E. multilocularis (alveolar hydatid disease) or E. vogeli (polycystic hydatid disease) Humans become infected by eating food contaminated with tapeworm eggs, becoming intermediate hosts ( Wikipedia: Echinococcus [Accessed 5 January 2018] ) Pathophysiology [pathologyoutlines.com]
Prevention
This study increases the basic molecular data needed for the molecular diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention, and control of Echinococcus diseases. [Indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]