Imaging Features of Pediatric Pentastomiasis Infection: a Case Report
Korean Journal of Radiology
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: 480-484, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
We report here a case of pentastomiasis infection in a 3-year-old girl who had high fever, abdominal pain, abdominal tension and anemia. Ultrasound scanning of the abdomen revealed disseminated hyperechoic nodules in the liver and a small amount of ascites. Abdominal MRI showed marked hepatomegaly with disseminated miliary nodules of high signal intensity throughout the hepatic parenchyma on T2-weighted images; retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and disseminated miliary nodules on the peritoneum were also noted. Chest CT showed scattered small hyperdense nodules on both sides of the lungs. The laparoscopy demonstrated diffuse white nodules on the liver surface and the peritoneum. After the small intestinal wall and peritoneal biopsy, histological examination revealed parenchymal tubercles containing several larvae of pentastomids and a large amount of inflammatory cell infiltration around them. The pathological diagnosis was parasitic granuloma from pentastomiasis infection.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Parasitarias
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Biopsia
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Pentastomida
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Abdomen Agudo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Año:
2010
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