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Disseminated echinococcosis with discordant serology: a rare case of molecularly confirmed Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto G1 in Poland.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2026
Majchrzak Adam, Kaczmarek Adam, Bębnowska Dominika, Sałamatin Rusłan, Sznajder Dominik, Parczewski Miłosz, Aksak-Wąs Bogusz
Abstract excerpt
Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused primarily by Echinococcus granulosus (cystic echinococcosis, CE) and Echinococcus multilocularis (alveolar echinococcosis, AE). While CE typically manifests with well-formed unilocular cysts, AE presents as an infiltrative, tumour-like process. Mixed or atypical presentations pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We describe a 24-year-old man from Morocco...
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- Humans
- Male
- Echinococcus granulosus
- Animals
- Poland
- Echinococcosis
