An unusual presentation of alveolar echinococcosis in a 12-yr-old immunocompetent child.
AE is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis (E.m.). AE is a rare form of echinococcosis and mostly seen in 50- to 70-yr-old patients. Its asymptomatic invasive tumor-like lesion development period, which lasts as much as 20 yr, is too long. Hence, this disease is very rare in children. Herein, we report an AE in a 12-yr-old girl who was not eligible for surgical treatment because of a radiological evaluation of non-resectable lesion and was scheduled for a LT.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. ak_oral@hotmail.com
Akgun
A
Oral
Gurkan
G
Ozturk
Bülent
B
Aydinli
Mecit
M
Kantarci
Ahmet Bedii
AB
Salman
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D004443:Echinococcosis; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents