Echinococcus granulosus infection

*Echinococcus granulosus* infection, clinically termed cystic echinococcosis or hydatid disease, is a zoonotic parasitic infection acquired through the accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs shed by canid definitive hosts Following ingestion, oncospheres penetrate the intestinal mucosa and disseminate hematogenously, most frequently establishing slow-growing, fluid-filled larval cysts in the liver and lungs, though other viscera, bones, and the central nervous system may also be involved Although...

*Echinococcus granulosus* infection, clinically termed cystic echinococcosis or hydatid disease, is a zoonotic parasitic infection acquired through the accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs shed by canid definitive hosts

*Echinococcus granulosus* infection, clinically termed cystic echinococcosis or hydatid disease, is a zoonotic parasitic infection acquired through the accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs shed by canid definitive hosts Following ingestion, oncospheres penetrate the intestinal mucosa and disseminate hematogenously, most frequently establishing slow-growing, fluid-filled larval cysts in the liver and lungs, though other viscera, bones, and the central nervous system may also be involved

Following ingestion, oncospheres penetrate the intestinal mucosa and disseminate hematogenously, most frequently establishing slow-growing, fluid-filled larval cysts in the liver and lungs, though other viscera, bones, and the central nervous system may also be involved Although the infection is often clinically silent for years, enlarging cysts can cause mechanical organ compression, biliary or vascular obstruction, and pain, while cyst leakage or rupture can precipitate severe allergic reactio...

Although the infection is often clinically silent for years, enlarging cysts can cause mechanical organ compression, biliary or vascular obstruction, and pain, while cyst leakage or rupture can precipitate severe allergic reactions, secondary dissemination, or life-threatening anaphylaxis