title: A case of Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with alveolar echinococcosis.
abstract: Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) is a hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction and involves abdominal pain, hepatomegaly and high-gradient ascites. A low-gradient ascites in connection with the syndrome rarely occurs in case of alveolar echinococcosis of the liver. Here we report a 20-year-old man with the syndrome and low-gradient ascites due to a huge liver mass. Further diagnostic examination revealed alveolar echinococcosis of the liver. Diuretic agents and albendazole were used as palliative therapy in the case.
authors.forename: Sevdegul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karadas
authors.forename: Dulger Ahmet
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cumhur
authors.forename: Gultepe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bilge
authors.forename: Beyazal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mehmet
authors.forename: Kosem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mustafa
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004443:Echinococcosis; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole