Misdiagnosis of a Patient with Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis with Hepatapostema: A Case Report

Misdiagnosis of a Patient with Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis with Hepatapostema: A Case Report

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is an important zoonotic tropical disease in China that affects people living in western endemic areas. The disease is prone to occur in the liver with a characteristic similar to slow-growing malignant tumors. We report a 31-year-old male patient with serious complicat...

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Main Authors: Huiyao Wang, Qian Xia, Xiaoling Wang, Xuhui Zhang, Yelei Ren, Yifei Wang, Yongzhong Li, Diming Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2023-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Alveolar echinococcosis
Misdiagnosis
Ultrasound
Case report
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3968

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