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A life-threatening brainstem compression by cerebral Echinococcus granulosus.
Le infezioni in medicina - 1 Jan 2016
Karakoç Zehra Cagla, Kasimcan Mustafa Omür, Pipia Anna Paola, Tore Gessica, Alberti Alberto, Varcasia Antonio, Sav Aydin, Oruçkaptan Hakan
Abstract excerpt
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. It is of worldwide importance, and is widespread in the Mediterranean region and Middle East. This tapeworm shows great intraspecific variation in relation to host specificity, epidemiology and morphology. This variability led in previous years to the identification of ten (G1-G10) different genotypes of the parasite. Cerebral...
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