Introduction: Cholecysto-hydatid fistula is a very rare complication of liver echinococcosis. We report the case of a patient with hydatid cyst fistula to the gallbladder accompanied by cholecystitis. Patient information: 50-year-old patient admitted to emergency department due to pain in the upper right abdominal quadrant. Imaging studies (ultrasound, CT) showed parasitic cyst in the IV segmen...

Hydatidosis is characterized by the long-term coexistence of larva Echinococcus granulosus and its host without effective rejection. Previous studies demonstrated nitric oxide (NO) production (in vivo and in vitro) during hydatidosis. In this study, we investigated the direct in vitro effects of NO species: nitrite (NO(2) (-)), nitrate (NO(3) (-)) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) on protoscolices (P...

Spillage of cyst contents during surgical operation is the major cause of recurrence after hydatid cyst surgery. Instillation of a scolicidal agent into a hepatic hydatid cyst is the most commonly employed measure to prevent this complication. SB202190 is a pyridinyl imidazole derivative and is known to be a specific inhibitor of p38 MAPK. In the present study, the scolicidal effect of SB202190...

BACKGROUND An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) were evaluated for serological diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis. METHODS Serum specimens obtained from 46 individuals infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, 37 healthy persons and 381 persons with other parasitic infections were tested using an IgG-ELISA that used crude antigen of S. sterc...

The cestod Echinococcus granulosus produces hydatid cysts, which are an endemic zoonotic in Iraq. This study was conducted to assess the common strains and effect of haplotype diversity on fertility status isolated cysts from livers humans other different organs intermediate hosts (sheep, cattle, buffalo, camels), by three mitochondrial DNA genes, including cox1, nad1 atp6 extracted fertile pro...