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#REDIRECT [[Echinococcus species#Alveolar_echinococcosis_.28E._multilocularis.29]] |
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== Background == |
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=== Microbiology === |
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* Cestode in the [[Echinococcus]] family |
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==Clinical Manifestations== |
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*Causes alveolar echinococcosis |
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*Presents as a metastatic malignancy of unknown primary |
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*May also mimic hepatic carcinoma, cirrhosis, and tuberculosis |
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*Main treatment is surgical resection followed by at least 2 years of antihelminthic therapy |
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*Poor prognosis, with 90% 10-year mortality if untreated |
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[[Category:Infectious diseases]] |
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[[Category:Cestodes]] |
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Revision as of 01:13, 4 August 2020
Background
Microbiology
- Cestode in the Echinococcus family
Clinical Manifestations
- Causes alveolar echinococcosis
- Presents as a metastatic malignancy of unknown primary
- May also mimic hepatic carcinoma, cirrhosis, and tuberculosis
- Main treatment is surgical resection followed by at least 2 years of antihelminthic therapy
- Poor prognosis, with 90% 10-year mortality if untreated
