"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinococcosis" by people in Profiles.
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Hydatid Cyst in a Meckel's Diverticulum. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 10; 25(10):2710-2711.
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Echinococcosis: Unexpected Occurrence and the Diagnostic Contribution of Routine Histopathology. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017 01; 41(1):94-100.
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Cystic echinococcosis therapy: Albendazole-loaded lipid nanocapsules enhance the oral bioavailability and efficacy in experimentally infected mice. Acta Trop. 2015 Dec; 152:185-194.
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In vitro effect of 5-fluorouracil and paclitaxel on Echinococcus granulosus larvae and cells. Acta Trop. 2014 Dec; 140:1-9.
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Alveolar echinococcosis: spectrum of findings at cross-sectional imaging. Radiographics. 2012 Nov-Dec; 32(7):2053-70.
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Cavitating atrial myxoma mimicking hydatid cyst on echocardiography: utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography for diagnosis and preoperative evaluation. J Thorac Imaging. 2010 Aug; 25(3):W85-8.
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Bile sludge that mimics hydatid cyst membranes: a potential pitfall for ultrasound. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2010 Jun; 19(2):126.
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Hydatid disease of the chest wall. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1996 May-Jun; 20(3):471-2.