"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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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinococcosis" by people in Profiles.
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Katewa A, Vaideeswar P, Khandekar JV, Sajid S, Jawale RM, Agrawal NB, Sathe PA. Isolated pericardial and intracardiac hydatidosis: presentation as congestive cardiac failure and fatal pulmonary embolism. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2009 Mar-Apr; 18(2):114-8.
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Otal P, Escourrou G, Mazerolles C, Janne d'Othee B, Mezghani S, Musso S, Colombier D, Rousseau H, Joffre F. Imaging features of uncommon adrenal masses with histopathologic correlation. Radiographics. 1999 May-Jun; 19(3):569-81.
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Cataltepe O, Colak A, Ozcan OE, Ozgen T, Erbengi A. Intracranial hydatid cysts: experience with surgical treatment in 120 patients. Neurochirurgia (Stuttg). 1992 Jul; 35(4):108-11.
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Cataltepe O, Tahta K, Colak A, Erbengi A. Primary multiple cerebral hydatid cysts. Neurosurg Rev. 1991; 14(3):231-4.
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Balikian JP, Mudarris FF. Hydatid disease of the lungs. A roentgenologic study of 50 cases. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1974 Dec; 122(4):692-707.