title: First case of Echinococcus vogeli infection imported to the Netherlands, January 2013.
abstract: In January 2013 in the Netherlands, a man in his 50s from Suriname underwent hemihepatectomy because of a cystic liver mass, assumed to be a cystadenoma. Pathology revealed an echinococcal infection. PCR analysis of cyst material identified Echinococcus vogeli, causing polycystic hydatid disease. This echinococcus species is rarely diagnosed outside South America. The patient received adequate treatment, but this case emphasises the importance of awareness of this infection when treating patients with cystic tumours from endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tropical and Travel Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. c.stijnis@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stijnis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bart
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brosens
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Gool
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grobusch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Gulik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roelfsema
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Thiel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth