Unusual growth rate during cystic echinococcosis

Parasitol Int. 2014 Apr;63(2):275-7. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2013.11.006. Epub 2013 Nov 22.

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis is a world wild zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus, leading to hepatic and lung cysts with a usually slight growth rate. We report the case of an 82year-old Algerian woman with hepatic and lung cystic echinococcosis with a 10-fold size increase in 6months.

Keywords: Cystic echinococcosis; Growth rate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Albendazole / administration & dosage
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Algeria / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Anticestodal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anticestodal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Echinococcosis / drug therapy
  • Echinococcosis / epidemiology
  • Echinococcosis / pathology*
  • Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver / parasitology
  • Liver / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / pathology

Substances

  • Anticestodal Agents
  • Albendazole