An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department. Mortality over 10 years is significant for those who go undiagnosed. We rep...
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| author | Bhavana Tetali Daniel C. Grahf Elian D. Abou Asala Daniel Axelson |
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| description | Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department. Mortality over 10 years is significant for those who go undiagnosed. We report the case of a 34-year-old patient who immigrated from Yemen six years earlier. She presented with acute onset dysuria, suprapubic pain, and fever. Imaging revealed a primary multicystic mass on the right renal pole with a secondary lesion in the right hepatic lobe. On further investigation, the patient’s serum was positive for echinococcus antibodies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d31ff60500864f0997facadef8e1c1642022-12-21T23:42:34ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2020-05-014210.5811/cpcem.2020.1.45842cpcem-04-164An Atypical Presentation of Cystic EchinococcosisBhavana Tetali0Daniel C. Grahf1Elian D. Abou Asala2Daniel Axelson3Henry Ford Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Health System, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit MichiganCystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department. Mortality over 10 years is significant for those who go undiagnosed. We report the case of a 34-year-old patient who immigrated from Yemen six years earlier. She presented with acute onset dysuria, suprapubic pain, and fever. Imaging revealed a primary multicystic mass on the right renal pole with a secondary lesion in the right hepatic lobe. On further investigation, the patient’s serum was positive for echinococcus antibodies.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3zv1s1kc |
| spellingShingle | Bhavana Tetali Daniel C. Grahf Elian D. Abou Asala Daniel Axelson An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis |
| title_full | An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis |
| title_fullStr | An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis |
| title_short | An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis |
| title_sort | atypical presentation of cystic echinococcosis |
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