CT Imaging Findings of Pulmonary Alveolar Echinococcosis

Alveolar echinococcosis is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus multilocularis in the metacestode stage. The disease involves the liver in almost all cases, and additionally, lung involvement is accompanied in approximately 13% of the cases. Due to the low incidence of pulmonary alveolar echinococci, there are few case reports of lung involvement in the literature. In this study, computed tomography (CT) findings related to pulmonary involvement in alveolar echinococcosis cases, which have increased worldwide in recent years, were evaluated.

Dergi

CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING

Yıl

2023

Cilt

19

Sayı

2

Sayfa

97-102

ISSN

1573-4056

eISSN

1875-6603

DOI

10.2174/1573405618666220128160440

WoS UID

WOS:000952827500001