30-yr course and favorable outcome of alveolar echinococcosis despite multiple metastatic organ involvement in a non-immune suppressed patient

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report the 30-yr history of a well-documented human case of alveolar echinococcosis, with a lung lesion at presentation followed by the discovery of a liver lesion, both removed by surgery. Subsequently, within the 13 years following diagnosis, metastases were...

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Main Authors: Bardonnet Karine, Vuitton Dominique A, Grenouillet Frédéric, Mantion Georges A, Delabrousse Eric, Blagosklonov Oleg, Miguet Jean-Philippe, Bresson-Hadni Solange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/12/1/1