Imported hepatopulmonary echinococcosis: first report of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in Bolivia

Imported hepatopulmonary echinococcosis: first report of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in Bolivia

Abstract Hepatopulmonary hydatidosis in young children is a rare and atypical presentation of Echinococcus granulosus infection. We report the first case of cystic echinococcosis caused by a microvariant of E. granulosus sensu stricto. Chemotherapy and systemic corticoids were administered before cu...

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Main Authors: Daniel Jarovsky, Clarissa Rodrigues da Silva Brito, Danieli Urach Monteiro, Maria Isabel de Azevedo, Sônia de Avila Botton, Marcelo Jenné Mimica, Mariana Volpe Arnoni, Marco Aurélio Palazzi Sáfadi, Eitan Naaman Berezin, Humberto Salgado Filho, Flavia Jacqueline Almeida, Mário Luiz de la Rue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto
Hepatopulmonary hydatidosis
Echinococcosis
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