Multiorgan Echinococcus infection: Treatment of an immigrant in the United States

We discuss the clinical presentation and management of a 36-year-old woman presenting with a 12-year history of recurrent hydatid disease, a disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus and other Echinococcal species, which is rarely seen in the contiguous United States. She has had multiple procedures...

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Main Authors: Kevin J. Zhang, Michael Schaldenbrand, Fuad Turfah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917300215