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* Presents as liver cancer or metastases of unknown primary
* Presents as liver cancer or metastases of unknown primary
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Background

  • Cestode

Microbiology

Epidemiology

Species Intermediate Hosts Definitive Hosts Distribution Risk Factors
Echinococcus granulosus sheep, cattle, pigs, camels, and goats dogs and other canids worldwide, with highest prevalence in Mediterranean, Russia, China, central Asia, north and east Africa, Australia, and South America shepherds, exposure to feral dogs, slaughterhouse, unsanitary living conditions
Echinococcus multilocularis rodents, domestic pigs, wild boars, dogs, monkeys foxes, dogs, cars mostly described in Europe and Asia, rare in North America
Echinococcus vogeli rodents bush dogs Central and South America
Echinococcus oligarthus

Clinical Manifestations

Cystic Echinococcus

  • Liver most common site followed by lung
  • Can infect brain and rarely other sites
  • Can cause anaphylaxis when ruptures
  • Can cause cholangitis

Alveolar Echinococcus

  • Presents as liver cancer or metastases of unknown primary