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Ferra Murcia S, Cabezas Fernández MT, Fernández Fuertes E, Collado Romacho AR. Dorsolumbalgia y colecciones paravertebrales con afectación ósea de etiología inesperada. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2021.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ferra Murcia S, Cabezas Fernández MT, Fernández Fuertes E, Collado Romacho AR. Back pain and paravertebral collections with bone involvement of unexpected etiology. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed) 2022; 40:396-398. [PMID: 35537996 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Sergio Ferra Murcia
- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain.
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Vázquez-Pérez Á, Santos-Pérez JL. Cystic echinococcosis in a Moroccan boy: a silent and neglected disease among refugee and migrant children. BMJ Case Rep 2022; 15:e246399. [PMID: 35110281 PMCID: PMC8811558 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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We report the unusual case of a 5-year-old migrant boy from a rural area of Morocco with an almost-giant lung hydatid cyst that was an incidental finding on a chest X-ray performed during routine visa procedures. Echinococcus granulosus serology test was initially negative with subsequent positive seroconversion. Albendazole was started at 4 weeks before surgery and maintained for 4 months, with a favourable outcome. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is considered a neglected tropical disease and affects more than one million people worldwide, mostly from a lower socioeconomic background. Preventive measures have been limited in underdeveloped regions. Children with CE are especially vulnerable, due not only to the high pathogenic potential of the disease but also to their frequent involvement in challenging socioeconomic situations, including migration. The incidence of CE is increasing in Europe because of high immigration flows from endemic countries. Nevertheless, CE is not covered by current migrant screening protocols.
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- Paediatrics, Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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Cruz Cidoncha A, Rúiz-Tovar J, Robín A, San Miguel C, Pérez-Flecha M, Galván A, Minaya A, Aguilera Velardo A, López-Quindós P, Moreno A, Jiménez C, González E, Medina Pedrique M, García-Ureña MA. Is Surgery for Hepatic Echinococcosis Appropriate in a Low-Volume Center? Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021; 22:1081-1085. [PMID: 34449274 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2021.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic disease that develops in endemic areas due to the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is the organ most affected. The most frequent symptoms include pain, palpable mass, jaundice, and fever. Diagnosis is based on epidemiologic history, examination, imaging, and serologic tests. Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with hepatic echinococcosis diagnosed in our center. We collected data from our patients regarding personal history, cyst characteristics, surgery performed, and post-operative complications. Results: Sixteen patients were diagnosed with hepatic echinococcosis, 11 of whom underwent surgery. We found multiple cysts in six patients (37.5%) and a single cyst in 10 (62.5%). In 14 patients the cysts were found only in the right hepatic lobe (87.5%) and in two patients they were found in both lobes (12.5%). Segment 4 was affected in seven cases. The sizes ranged from 2.7 to 20 cm. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was prior to surgery in five patients. The interventions performed were partial cyst-pericystectomies in eight patients, a total cyst-pericystectomy in one case, and drains were placed in two cases of rupture. Post-operative fistulas were evident in five patients, four of which were closed. The fifth, which occurred after emergency surgery for rupture of the cyst, has maintained suppuration. The mean follow-up was 3.5 years. There was no post-operative mortality or recurrence to date. Conclusions: We can state that center without highly specialized hepato-biliary surgery units can assume the surgery of hydatid liver cysts excluding those with well-defined characteristics. The establishment of recommendations for the referral of patients with complex hydatid cysts may help in the optimal management of this pathology.
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- Arturo Cruz Cidoncha
- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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Escolà-Vergé L, Bilbao I, Salvador F. Reply to Akbulut et al. J Gastrointest Surg 2020; 24:2433-2434. [PMID: 32572689 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04702-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Laura Escolà-Vergé
- Infectious Diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.,Infectious Diseases Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Transplants Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain. .,Infectious Diseases Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.
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