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Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Concurrent polycystic liver disease and echinococcus infection can hinder diagnosis. Surgery may be needed for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Multidisciplinary collaboration is crucial. ABSTRACT: Cystic echinococcosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus eggs, is a parasitic z...

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Autores principales: Cicerone, Ottavia, Lissandrin, Raffaella, Brunetti, Enrico, Maestri, Marcello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10587650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37867541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8083
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Lissandrin, Raffaella
Brunetti, Enrico
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description KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Concurrent polycystic liver disease and echinococcus infection can hinder diagnosis. Surgery may be needed for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Multidisciplinary collaboration is crucial. ABSTRACT: Cystic echinococcosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus eggs, is a parasitic zoonosis that typically affects humans through accidental ingestion. Polycystic liver disease is a condition characterized by the presence of multiple liver cysts and is often associated with polycystic kidney disease. Here, we present a case of a man in his 70s with a pre‐existing diagnosis of polycystic liver disease. Radiological findings of a suspicious cyst in the S4 segment initially lacked serological evidence of echinococcosis; however, intraoperative confirmation revealed the presence of an echinococcal cyst. This article aims to explore both clinical conditions and highlight the therapeutic considerations for their management. Moreover, we discuss the significance of this unique case, emphasizing the possibility of the coexistence of these two pathologies.
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spelling pubmed-105876502023-10-21 Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease Cicerone, Ottavia Lissandrin, Raffaella Brunetti, Enrico Maestri, Marcello Clin Case Rep Case Report KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Concurrent polycystic liver disease and echinococcus infection can hinder diagnosis. Surgery may be needed for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Multidisciplinary collaboration is crucial. ABSTRACT: Cystic echinococcosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus eggs, is a parasitic zoonosis that typically affects humans through accidental ingestion. Polycystic liver disease is a condition characterized by the presence of multiple liver cysts and is often associated with polycystic kidney disease. Here, we present a case of a man in his 70s with a pre‐existing diagnosis of polycystic liver disease. Radiological findings of a suspicious cyst in the S4 segment initially lacked serological evidence of echinococcosis; however, intraoperative confirmation revealed the presence of an echinococcal cyst. This article aims to explore both clinical conditions and highlight the therapeutic considerations for their management. Moreover, we discuss the significance of this unique case, emphasizing the possibility of the coexistence of these two pathologies. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10587650/ /pubmed/37867541 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8083 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
title Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
title_full Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
title_fullStr Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
title_short Simultaneous Echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
title_sort simultaneous echinococcal superinfection in a patient with polycystic liver disease
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10587650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37867541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8083
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