Primary hydatid cyst of the small intestine masquerading as intestinal duplication in a child.
Pan Afr Med J
; 36: 83, 2020.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32774642
ABSTRACT
Hydatid disease or hydatidosis is a worldwide zoonosis disease caused by the tapeworm of Echinococcus granulosus and still widely endemic in Tunisia especially in rural areas where the sheep-dog cycle is dominant. It is an important public health problem in the pediatric age group causing significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of primary hydatid cyst of the small intestine in a child and we want to highlight the difficulty that we meet in the diagnosis despite the contribution of imaging.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Echinococcosis
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Intestinal Diseases
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Intestine, Small
Limits:
Animals
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Pan Afr Med J
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tunisia