Mexican-native human echinococcosis: case report of an underestimated disease.
Mexico is considered a virtually free region of cystic echinococcosis. Almost all case reports within the country involve immigrants or traveling patients. This manuscript presents a Mexican-native human echinococcosis that developed in the setting described below. Review of current evidence suggests that this infection has been underestimated.
Internal Medicine Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology