Pulmonary Echinococcus in children: A descriptive study in a LMIC.

Lunga MfingwanaSavvas AndronikouLizelle van WykJulie MorrisonAndre G GieRusha A A MohammedJacques T JansonRiegart WagenaarZane IsmailPawel Schubert

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)

Isolated pulmonary CE is common in children, whereas extrapulmonary cysts are uncommon. Pulmonary CE is diagnosed using chest X-ray and, CT imaging. IHA serology has limited diagnostic utility for pulmonary CE. Combined surgery and chemotherapy remains the gold standard for treating pulmonary CE.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
high resolution
minimally invasive
computed tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
radiation therapy
positron emission tomography
image quality
quantum dots
mass spectrometry