One patient had a brain hydatid cyst which presented as a space-occupying lesion. The second patient presented with symptoms and signs of cardiac tamponade due to pericardial hydatidosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thus, increases in cell number and cell size appear to be present during the early development of protoscoleces. [scielo.conicyt.cl]

• Soft Tissue Mass

  This very rare case of primary intramuscular infestation of E granulosus was clinically misdiagnosed as a soft tissue tumor. Hydatid disease, albeit rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a soft tissue mass. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Wheelchair Bound

  At the time of referral, the patient was wheelchair bound and unable to walk by herself (Frankel Grade C). Standard antiinfectious therapy of Echinococcus granulosus requires a minimum treatment period of 3 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Abdominal Pain

  A 32-year-old woman was admitted to hospital complaining of right upper quadrant and epigastrium abdominal pain, and nausea. On routine physical examination an abdominal mass was discovered on the right upper quadrant. Liver tests were normal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Abdominal Mass

  A 32-year-old woman was admitted to hospital complaining of right upper quadrant and epigastrium abdominal pain, and nausea. On routine physical examination an abdominal mass was discovered on the right upper quadrant. Liver tests were normal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Biliary Colic

  Liver hydatidosis differential diagnoses include: Liver abscess Liver cysts Budd-Chiari syndrome Biliary colic Biliary cirrhosis Tuberculosis Primary hepatic carcinoma A detailed history and physical exam, alongside proper workup including serology and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Flushing

  Rupture of the cyst can induce an IgE mediated hypersensitivity reaction in patients, presenting as hives, mucous membrane swelling, and flushing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Rabies

  Helsinki, Finland. 9 Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India. 10 Anses, Wildlife Surveillance and Eco-epidemiology Unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Nancy Laboratory for Rabies [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Unable to Walk

  At the time of referral, the patient was wheelchair bound and unable to walk by herself (Frankel Grade C). Standard antiinfectious therapy of Echinococcus granulosus requires a minimum treatment period of 3 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, being mindful of the possibility alongside picking up clues from the history should help in guiding the workup and eventually the diagnosis. Management options should be evaluated based on a patient to patient basis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Penicillium

  Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the scolicidal efficacies of synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) derived from the aqueous aerial extract of Penicillium aculeatum against protoscolices of CHD in-vitro. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Liver Biopsy

  Liver biopsy samples from patients with steatohepatitis (SH, n = 11) and chronic hepatitis (CH, n = 11) were used as non-inflammatory and chronic inflammatory controls, respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

No apparently successful cases of drug treatment of E. granulosus infection have been verified by animal inoculation of cyst material; therefore, surgery must still be considered the treatment of choice. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment: In the past, surgery was the only treatment for cystic echinococcal cysts. Chemotherapy, cyst puncture, and PAIR technique have been used to replace surgery as effective treatments for cystic echinococcosis. [en.vircell.com]

Prognosis Prognosis is considered generally good with appropriate treatment. However, cysts that develop in difficult sites for surgery such as the heart and spine have a poorer prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] hydatid serology Reliable antibody detection tests exist for E. multilocularis and E. granulosus Radiology images Images hosted on other servers: Large primary hydatid cyst Prognostic factors Unilocular cysts appropriately treated have an excellent prognosis [pathologyoutlines.com]

The etiological agent, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, implies dogs and other canids as definitive hosts and different herbivore species as intermediate hosts. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lightowlers Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s. l.) is the etiological agent causing cystic echinococcosis (CE) in animals and humans. [journals.elsevier.com]

[…] multilocularis (alveolar hydatid disease) or E. vogeli (polycystic hydatid disease) Humans become infected by eating food contaminated with tapeworm eggs, becoming intermediate hosts ( Wikipedia: Echinococcus [Accessed 5 January 2018] ) Pathophysiology / etiology [pathologyoutlines.com]

Wherever this would be necessary for epidemiological purposes, the method can be adjusted according to local requirements. The sensitivity of the assay was tested down to one fiftieth of a single protoscolex or egg, respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pathophysiology As humans ingest the eggs of the tapeworm, an oncosphere larva releases from the egg, which can penetrate the lamina propria of the intestine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] commonly E. multilocularis (alveolar hydatid disease) or E. vogeli (polycystic hydatid disease) Humans become infected by eating food contaminated with tapeworm eggs, becoming intermediate hosts ( Wikipedia: Echinococcus [Accessed 5 January 2018] ) Pathophysiology [pathologyoutlines.com]

The results will aid in making more effective control strategies for the prevention of transmission of E. granulosus s.l. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]