An unusual presentation of alveolar echinococcosis in a 12-yr-old immunocompetent child

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Oral A., ÖZTÜRK G., AYDINLI B., KANTARCI A., Salman A. B.

PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION, vol.16, no.8, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 16 Issue: 8
• Publication Date: 2012
• Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01735.x
• Journal Name: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.