Case Report: Percutaneous Treatment of Multiple Echinococcal Cysts Presenting as Abdominal Palpable Mass.
Abdomen
/ diagnostic imaging
Abdominal Pain
/ etiology
Administration, Cutaneous
Adolescent
Albendazole
/ therapeutic use
Animals
Anticestodal Agents
/ therapeutic use
Cysts
/ parasitology
Echinococcosis
/ diagnosis
Echinococcus granulosus
Female
Hepatomegaly
/ diagnosis
Humans
Palpation
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Journal
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
ISSN: 1476-1645
Titre abrégé: Am J Trop Med Hyg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370507
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2019
01 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
15
11
2018
medline:
17
10
2019
entrez:
15
11
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report the case of an adolescent Moroccan girl with abdominal pain and palpable mass in the upper right side of the abdomen. In the emergency department, an abdominal ultrasound showed hepatomegaly and eight active liver cysts, compatible with cystic echinococcosis. Serology for
Identifiants
pubmed: 30426922
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0464
pmc: PMC6335921
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anticestodal Agents
0
Albendazole
F4216019LN
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
143-145Références
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