Atypical Cystic Echinococcosis in a Young Child

Cystic echinococcosis in a child infected with HIV.

Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Echinococcus infection is possible at any age, including childhood. Most of the cases are recognized accidentally. HIV infection in children is rarely diagnosed in Poland. A currently 16-year-old girl was diagnosed with HIV vertical infection at the age of 13. Antiretroviral therapy was started after 6 months ...

Cystic Lung Disease in a Young man

A 32-year-old man was admitted in the Emergency Department with acute dyspnea secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax. He had history of spontaneous pneumothorax 2 years ago.He was active cigarette smoker (10 pack/year). The family history was unremarkable for lung diseases. Additionally, he had no systemic complaints.The lung HRCT revealed multiple bizarre-shaped cysts distributed in both lungs ...

Cystic echinococcosis in southern Brazil.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is very common in the southern part of Rio Grande do Sul State where sheep and cattle raising is the most important economical activity. Prevalence in intermediate hosts is well known due to reports in slaughterhouses while human reports are of discussed value. This is due to underreporting of cases and few epidemiological studies make it difficult to assess the situa...

Atypical Leydig Cell Tumor in a Young Child

The Leydigioma is a rare tumor of the testicle. It develops from the proliferation of the interstitial cells or Leydig cells, and compete with the endocrine activity of this organ.[1] It usually arises between 20 year and 50 year of life, and rarely reported in children.[2] International literature is rich about the management of testicular tumors in adults and often recommends radical orchidec...

Human cystic echinococcosis in Heilongjiang Province , China : A retrospective study 1 2 Running title : Cystic echinococcosis in humans in China