Echinococcosis: a review.

Mexican-native human echinococcosis: case report of an underestimated disease.

Mexico is considered a virtually free region of cystic echinococcosis. Almost all case reports within the country involve immigrants or traveling patients. This manuscript presents a Mexican-native human echinococcosis that developed in the setting described below. Review of current evidence suggests that this infection has been underestimated.

Cardiac Hydatid Cysts- Review of Recent Literature

Echinococcus is a parasiticsource of infection that occurs in humans in endemic regions of the world. It causes medical, veterinary and economic problems for endemic developing countries.Primary echinococcosis of the heart represents 0,5-2% of all hydatid disease. This is a retrospective review of recent literature that consists information about 35 case report studies from different regions an...

Subretinal echinococcosis: a case report

BACKGROUND Echinococcosis is a dangerous zoonotic parasitic disease. Ocular echinococcosis is very rare, especially the hydatid cysts in subretinal space. We present a case of subretinal echinococcosis and management. CASE PRESENTATION A 37-year-old man with subretinal echinococcosis who developed panuveitis and visual impairment. The patient lives on agriculture and animal husbandry, which m...

Association between Serum IL-4 Levels and Cyst Relapsing in Cystic Echinococcosis

Concepts in immunology and diagnosis of hydatid disease.

Echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical and public health importance are Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis, which cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively. Both CE and AE are both serious diseases, the latter e...

Rare presentation of multi-organ abdominal echinococcosis: report of a case and review of literature.

Hydatid disease, which is also known as cystic echinococcosis, is a zoonotic infection caused by the cestode tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus and rarely by Echinococcus multilocularis. In this report we describe an unusual case of a 19-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital for abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed multi-organ abdominal echinococcosis. The ...