"Echinococcosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The liver, lungs, and kidney are the most common areas of infestation.
| Descriptor ID |
D004443
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.190.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Echinococcosis- Echinococcosis
- Echinococcoses
- Echinococcus Infection
- Echinococcus Infections
- Infection, Echinococcus
- Hydatidosis
- Hydatidoses
- Cysts, Hydatid
- Cyst, Hydatid
- Hydatid Cysts
- Hydatid Cyst
- Hydatid Disease
- Hydatid Diseases
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinococcosis" by people in Profiles.
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Serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis based on recombinant antigens B8/1 and B8/2 of Echinococcus granulosus. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2020 Nov 01; 41(6):1010-1020.
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Orbital cystic schwannoma masquerading as hydatid cyst. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Apr 13; 2018.
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Preoperative diagnosis of cerebral hydatid cyst and its therapeutic implications. J Neurosurg Sci. 2016 Mar; 60(1):137-9.
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Rare presentation of multi-organ abdominal echinococcosis: report of a case and review of literature. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015; 8(9):11814-8.
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[Primary Pelvic Cystic Echinococcosis]. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2015 Jun; 39(2):167-70.
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Primary giant hydatid cyst of the diaphragm. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011 Oct; 22(5):564-5.
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A 48-year-old Somali woman with hip pain. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 01; 49(5):764-5; answer 803-5.
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Albendazole-soybean oil emulsion for the treatment of human cystic echinococcosis: evaluation of bioavailability and bioequivalence. Acta Trop. 2002 Aug; 83(2):177-81.
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Augmented bioavailability and cysticidal activity of albendazole reformulated in soybean emulsion in mice infected with Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis. Acta Trop. 2002 Apr; 82(1):77-84.
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Isolated cerebral hydatid cysts: a comparative study of two different types of presentations. J Assoc Physicians India. 1999 Aug; 47(8):805-8.