Inferior vena cava syndrome due to Echinococcus multilocularis.
Alveolar echinococcosis is an invasive, tumor-like zoonosis, accidentally transmitted to humans. We present a case of recurrent inferior vena cava (IVC) syndrome due to alveolar echinococcosis and strongly suspected on transthoracic echocardiographic examination.
Rossi
Isabelle Anne
IA
Medical Outpatient Clinic, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Delay
Dominique
D
Qanadli
Salah Dine
SD
Jaussi
Andres
A
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*