An unusual presentation of alveolar echinococcosis in a 12-yr-old immunocompetent child
PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION, cilt.16, sa.8, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01735.x
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
AE is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis (E.m.). AE is a rare form of echinococcosis and mostly seen in 50- to 70-yr-old patients. Its asymptomatic invasive tumor-like lesion development period, which lasts as much as 20 yr, is too long. Hence, this disease is very rare in children. Herein, we report an AE in a 12-yr-old girl who was not eligible for surgical treatment because of a radiological evaluation of non-resectable lesion and was scheduled for a LT.