title: Cystic echinococcosis of the liver associated with repeated international travels to endemic areas.
abstract: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is increasingly seen in immigrants from endemic areas to Western countries; however, it is rarely reported in short-term travels to endemic areas. This is partly because the echinococcal cyst typically grows slowly and may long remain clinically silent. We describe a case of cystic echinococcosis in a man born and living in a nonendemic urban area in North Italy that was acquired during a period of frequent travels in highly endemic countries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS S. Mateo, Pavia University, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brunetti
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gulizia
authors.forename: Anna Lisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Garlaschelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Filice
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014195:Travel; D014463:Ultrasonography