A Disseminated Echinococcosis Patient with Five Years Survival from Turkey: A Case Report

Taliha  Karakök; Nesrin  Ata; Esra Kaya  Kiliç; Sami  Kinikli

doi:10.18502/ijpa.v18i2.13194

Taliha Karakök Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Nesrin Ata Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gölbaşı Şehit Ahmet Özsoy Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Esra Kaya Kiliç Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Sami Kinikli Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v18i2.13194

Keywords: Echinococcus; Echinococcosis; Parasitic Disease; Hydatid cyst

Abstract

Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease characterized by cysts in especially liver and lung. We report a long-term survival of a 44-year-old female patient with disseminated echinococcal disease involving the brain, lung, liver, spleen, kidney, mediastinum, thyroid gland, parotid gland, pancreas, peritoneum, rectus muscle, pararenal area, left thigh, skin and breast tissue from Turkey in 2016.