Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 23, 2026
13:25
Transient Transduction of the Strobilated Forms of Echinococcus granulosus
Published on: September 16, 2022
3.1K
Severe multilobar lung echinococcosis with multiorgan involvement in a child
Şükrü Güngör1, Sadık Yurttutan2, Adil Doğan3
1Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
Pediatric Pulmonology
|August 13, 2022
Summary
Multilobar lung echinococcosis, a rare condition in children, can affect multiple organs. This case highlights a pediatric patient with extensive lung and organ involvement, showcasing key imaging findings.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Radiology
- Parasitology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Multilobar lung echinococcosis is exceptionally rare in pediatric patients.
- Multisystemic involvement in pediatric echinococcosis presents diagnostic challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report an extremely rare case of multilobar lung echinococcosis with multiorgan involvement in an adolescent.
- To illustrate the characteristic imaging findings in a pediatric case.
Main Methods:
- Case presentation of an adolescent female.
- Review of radiological images, including postero-anterior chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT).
Main Results:
- The patient presented with extensive multilobar lung echinococcosis.
- Demonstrative imaging revealed significant involvement of multiple organs.
Conclusions:
- This case underscores the rarity of extensive lung and multiorgan echinococcosis in pediatric populations.
- Characteristic imaging findings are crucial for diagnosing this rare entity in adolescents.
