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An unusual presentation of alveolar echinococcosis in a 12‐yr‐old immunocompetent child
Author(s) -
Oral Akgun,
Ozturk Gurkan,
Aydinli Bülent,
Kantarci Mecit,
Bedii Salman Ahmet
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01735.x
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcus multilocularis , asymptomatic , alveolar echinococcosis , lesion , presentation (obstetrics) , echinococcosis , rare disease , radiological weapon , girl , disease , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology
Oral A, Ozturk G, Aydinli B, Kantarci M, Salman AB. An unusual presentation of alveolar echinococcosis in a 12‐yr‐old immunocompetent child. Abstract: AE is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis (E.m.). AE is a rare form of echinococcosis and mostly seen in 50‐ to 70‐yr‐old patients. Its asymptomatic invasive tumor‐like lesion development period, which lasts as much as 20 yr, is too long. Hence, this disease is very rare in children. Herein, we report an AE in a 12‐yr‐old girl who was not eligible for surgical treatment because of a radiological evaluation of non‐resectable lesion and was scheduled for a LT.