Abstract
Cystic hydatid disease or unilocular echinococcosis is a parasitic disease affecting man after absorption, by unwashed hands or contaminated vegetables, of a dog cestod called Echinococcus granulosus: after an erratic evolution in the human organism, one (or multiple) «hydatid cyst» is delimitated, 2 times out off 3 inside the liver as the amebic cyst. Following a clinical observation, a discussion is open around diagnostic aspects, especially complicated in the rare extra-hepatic localisations of cysts and also about therapeutic approach, mainly yet surgical, for this imported zoonosis diagnosed in Belgium mainly in patients coming from Mediterranean countries.
| Translated title of the contribution | Cystic hydatid disease: Echinococcus imported in Belgium |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 64-71 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Louvain Medical |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)