Echinococcus multilocularis

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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