Complicated Clinical Course of a Patient with Multivisceral Cystic Echinococcosis Requiring Extensive Surgical and Medical Treatment

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Sep 9

PMID 37685663

Authors

Gabriela Loredana Popa

Alexandru Cosmin Popa

Bogdan Mastalier

Carmen Michaela Cretu

Mircea Ioan Popa

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Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis is an often-overlooked condition that otherwise negatively impacts both the individual and the community, prompting major public health concerns. Early diagnosis and treatment, as well as collaboration between specialties including surgery and parasitology, are essential for avoiding complications and disease relapse. To better illustrate this, we present the case of an elderly person with a rare localization of the disease at the muscular level. The patient underwent numerous surgical interventions, and received multiple courses of antiparasitic treatment over the course of 40 years as a result of the multivisceral dissemination of the parasite.

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