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Imported cystic echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G3 in Japan.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2026
Goto Maki, Nomoto Hidetoshi, Iwamoto Noriko, Morishima Yasuyuki, Kakisaka Tatsuhiko, Aiyama Takeshi, Shimizu Ai, Ohmagari Norio
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A Japanese man in his 50s who had lived in high-altitude rural areas, including the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and western Sichuan Province in China, Mongolia, and northern India, for more than 25 years presented with abdominal distension. Imaging studies revealed a cystic lesion in the left hepatic lobe with a 15-cm diameter and water lily sign consistent with cystic echinococcosis (CE) stage CE3a...
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