Cystic echinococcosis of the liver associated with repeated international travels to endemic areas

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is increasingly seen in immigrants from endemic areas to Western countries; however, it is rarely reported in short-term travels to endemic areas. This is partly because the echinococcal cyst typically grows slowly and may long remain clinically silent. We describe a case...

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Published in:Journal of travel medicine 2005-07, Vol.12 (4), p.225-228
Main Authors: BRUNETTI, Enrico, GULIZIA, Rosario, GARLASCHELLI, Anna Lisa, FILICE, Carlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Developing Countries
Diagnosis, Differential
Diseases caused by cestodes
Echinococcoses
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - diagnosis
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - diagnostic imaging
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - epidemiology
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - parasitology
Endemic Diseases
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parasitic diseases
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Travel
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is increasingly seen in immigrants from endemic areas to Western countries; however, it is rarely reported in short-term travels to endemic areas. This is partly because the echinococcal cyst typically grows slowly and may long remain clinically silent. We describe a case of cystic echinococcosis in a man born and living in a nonendemic urban area in North Italy that was acquired during a period of frequent travels in highly endemic countries.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.2310/7060.2005.12410