An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department. Mortality over 10 years is significant for those who go undiagnosed. We rep...

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Autores principales: Tetali, Bhavana, Grahf, Daniel C., Abou Asala, Elian D., Axelson, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7220006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426662
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.1.45842

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