This study aimed to identify the parasitical etiologic agents of visceral cysts in pigs from the central/northern region of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Fifty-eight cysts were found in livers during veterinary inspection of swine slaughtered from January 2008 to 2012. Collected samples were submitted to macroscopic and molecular analyzes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing and ...

Two cases of submandibular echinococcosis have been reported in adult residents of India (Kini et al., 1997; Sahni et al., 2000). It was stated in both publications that the cestode was E. oligarthrus, "a rare variety of E. granulosus", based on morphogical characteristics. It was also mentioned that 3 cases of E. granulosus with similar submandibular metacestode had been previously diagnosed i...

We discuss the clinical presentation and management of a 36-year-old woman presenting with a 12-year history of recurrent hydatid disease, a disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus and other Echinococcal species, which is rarely seen in the contiguous United States. She has had multiple procedures since her diagnosis in 2005 and is still closely being followed for possible disease recurrence.

Cerebral localization of the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus is a rare occurrence (1-4% of cases of hydatidosis) [1 ] , and usually produces solitary large unilocular (hydatid) cysts located in the supratentorial compartment [2-4]. We report the plain and contrast-enhanced MR appearance of a histologically proved pontine hydatid cyst that was adjacent to a multicystic acoustic neurinoma ...

Cholinesterases were detected in protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus spectrophotometrically and electrophoretically. To characterize these activities as acetylcholinesterases or pseudocholinesterases, BW284C51 and the organophosphate anthelmintic Neguvón were assayed as specific inhibitors of acetylcholinesterases, while Iso-OMPA was employed as specific inhibitor of pseudocholinesterases....

Introduction: Echinococcus granulosus is a small intestinal tapeworm found in dogs and occasionally in other carnivores. In the literature, information on the incidence of Echinococcus manifestations in the head (noncerebral) and neck region is relatively rare. Purpose: To present a case of an unusual case of echinococcus in the masseter muscle of a young female patient at the Department of Ora...

Cardiac echinococcus is a rare affliction of the heart caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Primary echinococcosis of the heart represents 0.5-2% of all hydatid disease cases in endemic regions. It evolves slowly, explaining its rarity in children. We report the case of a 11-year-old child affected by a giant cardiac cyst of the left ventricle (LV). The patient underwent cardiac surg...