TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: A lung nodule in an elderly patient almost always raises concern for cancer, irrespective of risk factors. While cancer remains foremost the clinicians mind, a thorough occupational history may provide clues implicating different diagnosis more uncommon etiologies nodule, such as our case. CASE PRESENTATION: 74 ye...

Echinococcosis or hydatid disease is a helminthic infection caused by larvae of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. While the cysts can involve all organs, liver is the most common site of infection and the lungs are the second most commonly involved organ in young adults. In addition to endemic areas its incidence is growing all around the world due to the ease of transcontinental travel. Diseas...

The cases of nine Polish patients with diagnosed cystic echinococcosis (CE) were examined. A total of nine isolates obtained postoperatively were investigated using PCR and sequencing. The mitochondrial region of nad1 gene was amplified. This PCR and sequencing analysis revealed the presence of Echinococcus canadensis G7 in seven patients and E. granulosus G1 in two patients. These data demonst...

Introduction At present the occurrence of zoonoses has serious impact on the agriculture and economy of European countries. On, using the example of two zoonoses, trichinellosis and alveolar echinococcosis, we want to show different causes and various means of their spreading and resulting hazard on humans. These helminthozoonoses have been chosen for increasing occurrence of their agents in do...

 Alveolar hydatid disease is a highly malignant form of echinococcosis caused by the larvae of the cestode echinococcus multilocularis. Alveolar hydatid disease always affects the liver and can metastasise to the lung and brain. Early diagnosis and precise evaluation of the localization as well as the extent of lesions are essential for treatment. In this report, we present ultrasound and compu...

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a hepatic venous outflow block generally resulting from disorders affecting hepatic venous system. Elevated hepatic venous pressure results in portal hypertension. BCS may also cause hepatic encephalopathy. Echinococcus multilocularis is a tapeworm parasite and the natural course of the disease may affect liver parenchyma as well as hepatic venous tree. It is the m...