An unusual presentation of alveolar echinococcosis in a 12-yr-old immunocompetent child
PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION, vol.16, no.8, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- Keywords: alveolar echinococcosis, transplantation, LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION, FOLLOW-UP, RECURRENCE
- Ataturk 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.