Alveolar hydatid disease

E. multilocularis is the cause of alveolar hydatid disease (alveolar echinococcosis) and... 

Gottstein, B. Epidemiology and systematik of cystic and alveolar hydatid disease. Chirurg 2000 71 1-8... 

Wilson, JJ"., Rausch, R.L., Wilson, F.R. Alveolar hydatid disease. Review of the surgical experience in 42 cases of active disease among Alaskan Eskimos. Ann. Surg. 1995 221 315—323... 

Low doses of praziquantel can be used successfully to treat intestinal infections with adult cestodes (e.g., a single oral dose of 25 mg/kg for H. nana and 10—20 mg/kg for D. lamm, T. sagi-nata, or T. soUum). Retreatment after 7—10 days is advised for individuals heavily infected with H. nana. While albendazole is preferred for therapy of human cysticercosis, the tissue infection with intermediate cyst larvae of T. soUum, prolonged high-dose therapy with praziquantel remains an alternative treatment. Neither the cystic nor alveolar hydatid diseases caused by larval stages of Echinococcus tapeworms respond to praziquantel here, too, albendazole is effective. 

Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is a nearcosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of dog cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical and public health importance are Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis that, respectively, cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococco-... 

Humans are one of several intermediate hosts for larval forms q/" Echinococcus species that cause cystic (E. granulosus) and alveolar" (E. multilocularis and E. vogeli) hydatid disease. Parasite eggs from canine stools are a major source in associated livestock (e.g., sheep and goats). 

Alveolar Echinococcosis (Hydatid disease) Echinococcus multilocularis... 

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