Resumen

Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver can be mistaken as a liver tumor. The occurrence of the fox tapeworm echinococcus multilocularis is increasing in formerly unaffected European regions. As a consequence, alveolar echinococcosis is becoming an important differential diagnosis in Eastern and Northern Europe.

Palabras clave: Liver tumor fox tapeworm infectious disease zoonosis.

2010-05-11   |   578 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 9 Núm.1. Enero-Marzo 2010 Pags. 99-103 Ann Hepatol 2010; 9(1)