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  • Title: Hepatic and pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a patient from the Central African Republic.
    Author: Develoux M, Enache-Angoulvant A, Gounant V, Brian E, Khalil A, Bazelly B, Hennequin C.
    Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis; 2011 Mar; 9(2):88-90. PubMed ID: 21402495.
    Abstract:
    Apical lung opacity was diagnosed in an asymptomatic 30 year-old woman native of Central African Republic by routine chest X-ray. CT scan demonstrated an excavated pulmonary mass and revealed a simple hepatic cyst. Tuberculosis was suspected but mycobacterial cultures remained negative. Three months later, ultrasonography showed septations within the hepatic lesion suggestive of cystic echinococcosis. The detection of seric anti-Echinococcus antibodies was positive. Hepatic and pulmonary cysts were removed surgically and association with three-month course of albendazole resulted in a favorable outcome. Cystic echinococcosis is exceptional in Central Africa and to our knowledge never reported from the Central African Republic.
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