Flera svenska fall av infektion med rävens dvärgbandmask
(2020) In Läkartidningen 117.- Abstract
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonosis presenting with focal liver lesions and has a poor prognosis without treatment. The disease is common in Central and Eastern Europe but has been highly unusual in Sweden. A suspicion of AE usually arises through radiology and the diagnosis may be confirmed by histology and/or serological antibody detection. AE is treated with radical surgery in combination with anti-helminthic drug therapy. During the last two years six cases of AE have been diagnosed in Sweden. In no case was AE suspected clinically before biopsy. A heightened awareness of AE is needed among Swedish physicians, including radiologists, surgeons and pathologists.
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- Bläckberg, Jonas LU ; Asgeirsson, Hilmir ; Glimåker, Kajsa ; Lier, Tore and Sasor, Agata LU
- alternative title
- Echinococcus multilocularis infection - six cases during two years in Sweden
- publishing date
- 2020-02-11
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Läkartidningen
- volume
- 117
- publisher
- Swedish Medical Association
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- pmid:32045004
- ISSN
- 0023-7205
- language
- Swedish
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- c4812308-e67a-4e44-89c7-c346fc2ba2e0
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- http://lakartidningen.se/Klinik-och-vetenskap/Klinisk-oversikt/2020/02/Flera-svenska-fall-av-infektion-med-ravens-dvargbandmask/
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