Title of article
A Disseminated Echinococcosis Patient with Five Years Survival from Turkey: A Case Report
Author/Authors
Karakök ، Taliha Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Ankara Training and Education Hospital , Ata ، Nesrin Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Gölbaşı Şehit Ahmet Özsoy Hospital , Kiliç ، Esra Kaya Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Ankara Training and Education Hospital , Kinikli ، Sami Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Ankara Training and Education Hospital
From page
262
To page
267
Abstract
Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease characterized by cysts in especially liver and lung. We report a long-term survival of a 44-year-old female patient with disseminated echinococcal disease involving the brain, lung, liver, spleen, kidney, mediastinum, thyroid gland, parotid gland, pancreas, peritoneum, rectus muscle, pararenal area, left thigh, skin and breast tissue from Turkey in 2016.
Keywords
Echinococcus , dissemination , parasitic disease , cyst hydatid
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
Record number
2773156
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