Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
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Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), also known as "hydatid disease" (HD), is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, which infects humans as intermediate hosts through the orofecal route. Carried by the intestinal venous blood, the embryos released by the eggs of the tapeworms can reach every organ, especially the liver, turning into a hydatid cyst. Usually asymptoma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6862,2090-6870
DOI: 10.1155/2017/9393462