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
Associated conditions
- Cardiac and vascular conditions such as myocarditis or pericarditis
- Hypersensitivity type 1 reactions such as Anaphylaxis
- Neurologic conditions such as aseptic meningitis
- Infection and infective conditions such as a lung abscess and lung cavitation
Signs and symptoms
Other Findings
Laboratory findings
Imaging findings
- Intracranial calcification