Echinococcus multilocularis
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Echinococcus multilocularis /
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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
