[One hepatic echinococcosis patient complicated with systemic sclerosis]

This article reports one hepatic echinococcosis patient complicated with systemic sclerosis. His clinical manifestations were the progressive fibrosis of the skin, sour regurgitation, and belching. The blood examination showed that eosinophils was reduced, and antinuclear antibody (ANA) was positive at 1:100 in cytoplasm particle type. He was given prednisone acetate 25 mg, q. d., aspirin 100 mg, q. d., centella triterpenes cream 12 mg t. i. d., esomeprazole 40 mg q. d., and domperidone 10 mg t. i. d. After one week, the Rodnan skin score reduced from 27 to 17. The liver hydatid cyst resection was performed, and the follow-up showed that his clinical manifestations improved and the Rodnan skin score reduced further.