AN 8-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA GIRL WITH ASYMPTOMATIC HEPATIC CYSTS. Issue 7 (7th June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Passarelli, Patrick; Ramchandar, Nanda; Naheedy, John; Kling, Karen; Choi, Lillian; Pong, Alice
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 41:Issue 7(2022)
• Page Start: e295
• Page End: e296
• Publication Date: 2022-06-07
• Subjects: children -- echinococcus -- echinococcosis -- hepatic cyst -- pediatrics; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003539
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Echinococcus infections are rare in the United States but may present a growing public health threat. We present the case of an 8-year-old female patient from Southern California who was diagnosed with hepatic echinococcosis after the incidental discovery of large hepatic cysts.