A Case of Human Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis Accompanied by Lung and Brain Metastases
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Chuanchuan Liu; Haining Fan; Ri-li Ge
- Source
- Parasites, Hosts and Diseases. 2021-06 59(3):291-296
- Subject
- Echinococcus multilocularis
alveolar echinococcosis
human
misdiagnosis
- Language
- Korean
- ISSN
- 0023-4001
1738-0006
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is considered as a fatal zoonosis caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. The lungs and brain are the most common metastatic organs. We report a human case of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis accompanied by lung and brain metastasis. In particular, the patient had a history of tuberculosis and the lung lesions were easily misdiagnosed as lung abscesses. The lesions of liver and lung underwent radical resection and confirmed as alveolar echinococcosis by pathological examination. The patient had no surgical complications after operation and was discharged after symptomatic treatment. Unfortunately, the patient later developed multiple intracerebral AE metastases. We required the patient to take albendazole orally for life and follow up.