[Echinococcus cysticus infections in the head and neck (author's transl)].
An unusual case of Echinococcus cysticus infection of the neck, face and skull is reported. The disease was misdiagnosed for several years as tuberculosis of the lymph nodes and consequently incorrectly treated. Definitive therapy required radical surgery.
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis
Echinococcus-cysticus-Manifestation im Kopf-Halsbereich.