Alveolar hydatid disease of the liver: A rare entity in India

Bhatia, Jasvinder Kaur; Ravikumar, R.; Naidu, C. S.; Sethumadhavan, T

doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.005

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“…Noticeably, a paper from the UK showed an Afghan patient who migrated from Pakistan; the authors discuss the infection originating in Afghanistan [22]. There was evidence of isolated cases in India and, as far as we know, the first case was reported in Pakistan [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

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Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

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Purpose Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a potentially lethal zoonosis caused by the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis. The aim of this systematic review is to establish a comprehensive global AE literature overview taking into account the epidemiologically relevant AE research of the twenty-first century. Methods We systematically searched the global literature published from 2001 through 2018 via MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Russian databases eLIBRARY.RU, CyberLeninka, the Chinese databases CNKI, VIP, Journals.research.ac.ir (Farsi language-based), Jordan E-Library (Arab language-based) and supplementary Google Scholar, in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. QGIS software was used for the mapping of the affected countries. Results We have listed 154 relevant publications in the final literature synopsis in consideration of our quality assessment. Including non-autochthonous cases, human AE was reported in 36 countries within the northern hemisphere from 2001 to 2018. The first publication of AE in Tajikistan,

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Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

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“…15 There are occasional cases of AE reported in India, all of whom are adult patients. [16][17][18] Multiorgan involvement of echinococcosis is uncommon in childhood and has only been documented as isolated case reports in the literature. Diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) is largely based on imaging.…”

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“…On the contrary, EM cysts lack an ectocyst, are multilocular and its larval structures infiltrate into the host tissue, leading to destructive patterns reminiscent of invasive carcinoma. 18 The most appropriate treatment approach is not known in cases with multiorgan involvement. The benzimidazoles, albendazole and mebendazole, have been used for chemotherapy.…”

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Difficult to treat liver abscesses in children – Do not forget parasitic infections

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Liver abscess (LA) is a significant health concern worldwide, particularly in tropical regions such as India, and is usually pyogenic or amoebic in origin. In rare cases it can be caused by parasites. We present two children with difficult-to-treat LAs, revealing underlying parasitic infections as the causative agents, implicated by eosinophilia, elevated immunoglobulin-E levels and exposure to domestic animals. In the first case, disseminated echinococcosis was diagnosed through imaging, serology and histopathology. The second case showed a relationship between LAs and Toxocara infection, evidenced by microscopic stool examination of a household cat.

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“…Alveolar hydatid disease is limited to northern hemisphere with most of the cases reported from China [1,2,3]. Only few cases have been reported from India till date [4,5,6]. We present a rare series of six cases of pathologically proven alveolar hydatid disease from Kashmir re-gion of North India with review of imaging findings.…”

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Primary Alveolar Hydatid Disease: A Rare Case Series with Review of Imaging Findings

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Alveolar hydatid disease is a rare but potentially fatal parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. To the best of our knowledge, only few cases have been reported from India till date. We present 6 cases of pathologically proven alveolar hydatid disease with review of imaging findings. The objective of this case series was to share our experiences of pitfalls in diagnosis of alveolar hydatid disease. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted in Post Graduate Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Our study was conducted between 6th January 2017 to 22nd May 2019. A total of 6 patients were taken up for study. The patients were evaluated clinically and investigated using the relevant imaging modalities. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination following core biopsy of lesion. Results. There were two males and four females with most of patients in age group of 20 to 40 years. Imaging findings in our cases suggest that typical radiological appearance of alveolar hydatid disease can be summarized as an irregular hypoattenuating mass lesion having typical calcifications (can be peripheral, as well as central) with tiny cystic components.

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Alveolar hydatid disease of the liver: A rare entity in India

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

Difficult to treat liver abscesses in children – Do not forget parasitic infections

Primary Alveolar Hydatid Disease: A Rare Case Series with Review of Imaging Findings

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