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Alveolar Hydatid DiseaseAka: Echinococcus multilocularis, Alveolar Echinococcosis

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  1. See Also
    1. Hydatid Disease
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Endemic regions
      1. Central Europe
      2. Siberia
      3. North America
        1. North central United States and Canada
        2. Alaska (Eskimos)
    2. Definitive Host: Fox
    3. Intermediate host: Rodents. Humans
  3. Etiology
    1. Echinococcus multilocularis
  4. Pathophysiology
    1. Caused by larvae of cestode Echinococcus multilocularis
    2. Causes a highly malignant form of Echinococcosis
      1. Primary infection site is liver
      2. Spreads contiguously in cancer like form
      3. Ultimately results in death by hepatic insufficiency
      4. Lung or brain metastases may occur
  5. References
    1. Chrieki (2002) Am Fam Physician 66(5):817

Echinococcus multilocularis (C0322178)

Definition (MSH)A north temperate species of tapeworm (CESTODA) whose adult form infects FOXES and wild RODENTS. The larval form can infect humans producing HEPATIC HYDATID CYSTS.
ConceptsInvertebrate (T009)
MSHD048210
EnglishAlveolar hydatid, Echinococcus multilocularis
Spanishhidatide alveolar
Parent ConceptsGenus: Echinococcus (C0013506)
SourcesMSH, MTH, NCBI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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