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
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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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spelling doaj-2cae3185c36c48ba9d5343e72de976852020-11-25T00:18:39ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702017-01-01201710.1155/2017/93934629393462Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous FistulizationGiuseppe Cicero0Alfredo Blandino1Giorgio Ascenti2Tommaso D’Angelo3Luciano Frosina4Carmela Visalli5Ignazio Salamone6Maria Adele Marino7Marco Cavallaro8Silvio Mazziotti9Section of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalySection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100 Messina, ItalyCystic 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 tapeworms can reach every organ, especially the liver, turning into a hydatid cyst. Usually asymptomatic, the cysts can be incidentally detected through radiological examinations performed for other reasons. We show an unusual case of superinfection of a hydatid cyst with typical radiological features of inactivity (WHO-type CE5) with an even rarer skin fistulization passing through a subcutaneous-abdominal abscess involving the right iliac muscle.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9393462
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author Giuseppe Cicero
Alfredo Blandino
Giorgio Ascenti
Tommaso D’Angelo
Luciano Frosina
Carmela Visalli
Ignazio Salamone
Maria Adele Marino
Marco Cavallaro
Silvio Mazziotti
spellingShingle Giuseppe Cicero
Alfredo Blandino
Giorgio Ascenti
Tommaso D’Angelo
Luciano Frosina
Carmela Visalli
Ignazio Salamone
Maria Adele Marino
Marco Cavallaro
Silvio Mazziotti
Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
Case Reports in Radiology
author_facet Giuseppe Cicero
Alfredo Blandino
Giorgio Ascenti
Tommaso D’Angelo
Luciano Frosina
Carmela Visalli
Ignazio Salamone
Maria Adele Marino
Marco Cavallaro
Silvio Mazziotti
author_sort Giuseppe Cicero
title Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
title_short Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
title_full Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
title_fullStr Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
title_full_unstemmed Superinfection of a Dead Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst with a Cutaneous Fistulization
title_sort superinfection of a dead hepatic echinococcal cyst with a cutaneous fistulization
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Radiology
issn 2090-6862
2090-6870
publishDate 2017-01-01
description 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 tapeworms can reach every organ, especially the liver, turning into a hydatid cyst. Usually asymptomatic, the cysts can be incidentally detected through radiological examinations performed for other reasons. We show an unusual case of superinfection of a hydatid cyst with typical radiological features of inactivity (WHO-type CE5) with an even rarer skin fistulization passing through a subcutaneous-abdominal abscess involving the right iliac muscle.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9393462
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