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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]]

Revision as of 21:13, 3 August 2020


Background

Microbiology

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