AN 8-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA GIRL WITH ASYMPTOMATIC HEPATIC CYSTS

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Jul 1;41(7):e295-e296. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003539. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

Abstract

Echinococcus infections are rare in the United States but may present a growing public health threat. We present the case of an 8-year-old female patient from Southern California who was diagnosed with hepatic echinococcosis after the incidental discovery of large hepatic cysts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Cysts* / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis*
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic* / diagnosis
  • Echinococcus*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases

Supplementary concepts

  • Polycystic liver disease