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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Main Authors: Nimit Morakote, Kamthorn Thamprasert, Bannakij Lojanapiwat, Malai Muttarak
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-612672018-09-10T04:07:44Z Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family Nimit Morakote Kamthorn Thamprasert Bannakij Lojanapiwat Malai Muttarak Medicine 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. 2018-09-10T04:07:44Z 2018-09-10T04:07:44Z 2007-09-01 Journal 01251562 2-s2.0-35348933140 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=35348933140&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61267
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Medicine
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Nimit Morakote
Kamthorn Thamprasert
Bannakij Lojanapiwat
Malai Muttarak
Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
description 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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author Nimit Morakote
Kamthorn Thamprasert
Bannakij Lojanapiwat
Malai Muttarak
author_facet Nimit Morakote
Kamthorn Thamprasert
Bannakij Lojanapiwat
Malai Muttarak
author_sort Nimit Morakote
title Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
title_short Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
title_full Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
title_fullStr Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
title_full_unstemmed Cystic echinococcosis in Thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
title_sort cystic echinococcosis in thailand with a special note on detection by serology in one family
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