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. 2023 Apr 12;19(822):708-712.
doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.822.708.

[2023 update on alveolar echinococcosis]

[Article in French]
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[2023 update on alveolar echinococcosis]

[Article in French]
Emeline Gauthiez et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

Abstract

Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare but severe parasitic disease and is now in Europe the parasitic infection associated with the most morbidity and mortality. Its prevalence is increasing in Switzerland in both urban and rural areas. Echinococcosis is a differential diagnosis that should be considered when facing a cystic hepatic lesion. Moreover, this parasitic infection is increasing amongst immunocompromised patients, making the diagnosis more complex, because of atypic lesions and a more rapid evolution. At the current time, several treatment options, both surgical and medical, can offer patients a good prognosis and maintain a good quality of life.

L’échinococcose alvéolaire est une parasitose rare mais sévère. En Europe, il s’agit de l’infection parasitaire causant le plus de morbimortalité. Son incidence est en augmentation en Suisse dans les zones urbaines et rurales. L’échinococcose est donc un diagnostic différentiel à évoquer face à une lésion kystique hépatique. En outre, cette infection parasitaire est en augmentation chez les patients immunosupprimés, chez qui le diagnostic est plus complexe en raison de lésions atypiques et d’une évolution plus rapide. À l’heure actuelle, plusieurs modalités de traitements chirurgicaux et médicamenteux permettent d’offrir un bon pronostic aux patients tout en maintenant une bonne qualité de vie.

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