Multiorgan involvement in a pediatric patient with hydatid disease.
Human Echinococcus infection still remains an important health problem in endemic regions. Herein, we report a 5-year-old boy with hydatid disease who has spleen, lung, kidney and liver involvement simultaneously. To our knowledge, there is no pediatric case with hydatid disease in the literature reporting simultaneous involvement of spleen, kidney, liver and lungs as in our case.
Olmez
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Department of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. duyguolmez@hotmail.com
Babayigit
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A
Arslan
H
H
Uzuner
N
N
Ozturk
Y
Y
Karaman
O
O
Cakmakci
H
H
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents