Disseminated Echinococcus multilocularis Infection without Liver Involvement in Child, Canada, 2018

An immunocompetent child in Canada received a diagnosis of disseminated alveolar Echinococcus multilocularis infection. The case lacked typical features of liver involvement and was possibly related to a rare congenital portosystemic shunt. We summarize the rapidly evolving epidemiology of E. multil...

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Autores principales: Joyce, Joanna, He, Xiao-Ou, Rozovsky, Katya, Stefanovici, Camelia, Fanella, Sergio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32687039
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.191644
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Sumario:An immunocompetent child in Canada received a diagnosis of disseminated alveolar Echinococcus multilocularis infection. The case lacked typical features of liver involvement and was possibly related to a rare congenital portosystemic shunt. We summarize the rapidly evolving epidemiology of E. multilocularis parasites in Canada.

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