Echinococcus

Disease	Injury	Nutrition	Poison

Special Topic	Surgery	Symptoms	Test

Liver echinococcus - CT scan

Echinococcus

Alternative Names:

Hydatidosis; Hydatid disease, Hydatid cyst disease

Symptoms:

abdominal pain in upper right quadrant
severe itching of skin
cough
bloody sputum
chest pain
fever

Signs and tests:

A physical examination may reveal abdominal pain, involvement of other organs, skin signs and occasionally, shock.

Tests to determine the presence and location of the cysts are:

a chest X-ray
a thoracic CT scan or ultrasound
an abdominal X-ray
an abdominal CT scan or ultrasound
test for antibodies to echinococcus
liver function tests may be elevated

Review Date: 8/5/2002
Reviewed By: Sonya Shin, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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