Article
An autochthonous case of Echinococcus vogeli Rausch & Bernstein, 1972 polycystic echinococcosis in the state of Rondônia, Brazil
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SILVA, Rosângela Rodrigues et al. An Autochthonous Case of Echinococcus vogeli Rausch & Bernstein, 1972 Polycystic Echinococcosis in the State of Rondônia, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 97, n. 1, p. 123-126, Jan. 2002.
0074-0276
10.1590/s0074-02762002000100022
1678-8060
Autor
Silva, Rosãngela Rodrigues
Peixoto, José Resende V.
Oliveira, Regina Maria Figueiredo de
Pinto, Roberto Magalhães
Gomes, Delir Corrêa
Resumen
The present case report refers to a patient from the State of Rondônia, North region of Brazil, attended with clinical suspicion of hepatic echinococcosis. Examination by imaging (ultrasonography and computerized tomography) revealed a conglomerate of cystic lesions, with mobile contents within the cyst. The serology (immunoblot) for Echinococcus sp. was positive (21 and 31 kDa bands). This case is the first reported in Rondônia, suggesting the need to investigate the polycystic echinococcosis in individuals with hepatic cysts from areas of tropical forest and hunting habits where wild life was present as wild dogs, cats and rodents, particularly Agouti paca (paca) and Dasyprocta aguti (agouti).