title: [Up-dated progress in diagnosis and treatment of echinococcosis].
abstract: Diagnostic proces and choice of optimal management of cystic echinococcosis have to be related to the natural history of the parasite. The early and the late stages of invasion require a careful differential diagnosis with non-parasitic diseases. These are also the stages that many not require surgery. Chemotherapy, PAIR and "wait and observe approach" are alternative ways of cystic echinococcosis management. Em-18 WB test has a good diagnostic value in alveolar echinococcosis. Management of alveolar echinococcosis is based on radical surgery, prolonged chemotherapy and long-term observation.
authors.affiliation: Akademia Medyczna im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu 60-529 Poznań.
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Pawłowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000502:physiology; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008018:Life Cycle Stages