"Echinococcosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The liver, lungs, and kidney are the most common areas of infestation.
| Descriptor ID |
D004443
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.190.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Echinococcosis- Echinococcosis
- Echinococcoses
- Echinococcus Infection
- Echinococcus Infections
- Infection, Echinococcus
- Hydatidosis
- Hydatidoses
- Cysts, Hydatid
- Cyst, Hydatid
- Hydatid Cysts
- Hydatid Cyst
- Hydatid Disease
- Hydatid Diseases
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinococcosis" by people in Profiles.
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Gulati A, Pishgar F, Mokkarala M, Jiao AD, Gulati V. Bone Hydatidosis. Radiographics. 2024 09; 44(9):e240173.
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Blatz AM, Laycock KM, Kaur I, Swami SK. Acute Respiratory Failure With Hemoptysis in a Teenager Due to Cystic Echinococcosis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Jan 27; 11(1):33-35.
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Hammami A, Sfaxi M, Attat R, Benslama R, Ayed M, Chebil M. [Reno-colo-pancreatic fistula: an exceptional complication of renal hydatic cyst]. Tunis Med. 2008 Sep; 86(9):840-1.
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Ciurea AV, Vasilescu G, Nuteanu L, Carp N. Cerebral hydatid cyst in children. Experience of 27 cases. Childs Nerv Syst. 1995 Dec; 11(12):679-85; discussion 685-6.