Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization

Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization

Cystic echinococcosis (CE), also known as “hydatid disease” (HD), is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, which infects humans as intermediate hosts through the orofecal route. Carried by the intestinal venous blood, the embryos released by the eggs of the tape...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Cicero, Alfredo Blandino, Giorgio Ascenti, Tommaso D’Angelo, Luciano Frosina, Carmela Visalli, Ignazio Salamone, Maria Adele Marino, Marco Cavallaro, Silvio Mazziotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9393462

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