Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
Thailand is a nonendemic area of echinococcosis. We report, herein, 3 cases with a special note on the use of serology in detection of the disease in one family. All cases were Thais. The first case was a man, having a cystic mass in the liver. He was subsequently diagnosed as having echinococcosis...
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th-cmuir.6653943832-21532014-08-30T02:00:32Z Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family Morakote N. Thamprasert K. Lojanapiwat B. Muttarak M. Thailand is a nonendemic area of echinococcosis. We report, herein, 3 cases with a special note on the use of serology in detection of the disease in one family. All cases were Thais. The first case was a man, having a cystic mass in the liver. He was subsequently diagnosed as having echinococcosis following positive serology. The second case, a male, had a renal hydatid cyst revealed by histopathology, and a positive serological test. The third case, a wife of case 2, was positive by serological screening for echinococcosis and subsequently proven to have splenic and liver echinococcal cysts. The present findings support the use of serology in the case detection of echinococcosis in Thailand. 2014-08-30T02:00:32Z 2014-08-30T02:00:32Z 2007 Article 01251562 18041294 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35348933140&partnerID=40&md5=2a300e3c5d1bd668efdaae3f6c6cf471 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18041294 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2153 English |
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Thailand is a nonendemic area of echinococcosis. We report, herein, 3 cases with a special note on the use of serology in detection of the disease in one family. All cases were Thais. The first case was a man, having a cystic mass in the liver. He was subsequently diagnosed as having echinococcosis following positive serology. The second case, a male, had a renal hydatid cyst revealed by histopathology, and a positive serological test. The third case, a wife of case 2, was positive by serological screening for echinococcosis and subsequently proven to have splenic and liver echinococcal cysts. The present findings support the use of serology in the case detection of echinococcosis in Thailand. |
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Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family |
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Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family |
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Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family |
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Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family |
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Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family |
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cystic echinococcosis in thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family |
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