Alveolar hydatid disease
Alveolar hydatid disease | |
ICD-10 | B67.7 |
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ICD-9 | 122.7 |
DiseasesDB | 4048 |
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Alveolar hydatid disease, also known as Alveolar echinococcosis, Echinococcosis Alveolar and Echinococciasis multilocular is a disease that originates from the parasitic flatworm Echinococcus multilocularis. This disease is not to be confused with the similar Echinococcosis, which originates from the parasite Echinococcus granulosus
Signs and symptoms
Miscellaneous syndromes
* Lung cavitation * Zoonosis
Symptoms and Signs
* Abdominal mass * Ascites * Haemoptysis * Hepatomegaly * Hydrocephalus
Haematological abnormalities
* Eosinophilia
Biochemical abnormalities
* Cholestatic jaundice
X-ray abnormalities
- Intracranial calcification
Cardiac and vascular conditions
* Myocarditis
Hypersensitivity reaction type 1
* Anaphylaxis
Inflammatory conditions
* Myositis * Pericarditis
Neurologic conditions
* Aseptic meningitis
Infection and infective conditions
* Lung abscess