ABSTRACT
Echinococcosis/hydatidosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused in humans by the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus cestode. Although notification of infestation is required, there are no reliable data on the prevalence of this parasitosis among humans in Italy. This zoonosis was first reported in ancient times (Hippocrates, fourth century BC) and since then many cases of echinococcosis/hydatidosis have been described. Currently, it is considered one of the main parasitoses affecting animals bred for income and one of the most important parasitic zoonoses. We present the clinical case of a three-year-old child, living in Palermo with a dog in his house, who came to our observation for dyspnea occurring after physical exercise. Diagnosis of echinococcosis was performed on the operating table and by histological examination. The case presented is special in its manifestation from a clinical point of view, because the young patient experienced multiple injuries only to lungs, without involvement of other organs and, although the left lung cysts appeared fissured on the operating table, our patient never presented immunoallergic disorders.
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Albendazole/therapeutic use , Animals , Anthelmintics/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Disease Vectors , Dogs/parasitology , Dyspnea/etiology , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/complications , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/drug therapy , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/surgery , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/transmission , Humans , Male , Pneumonectomy/methods , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Intestinal intussusception is the invagination of an intestinal segment into another. Childhood intussusception is usually idiopathic, whereas adult intussusception is usually due to a definable intraluminal lesion or to a systemic disease. Although the aetiology of idiopathic forms often remains unclear, there is appreciable evidence to support an indirect role played by certain infectious agents. In this report we present a case of childhood intussusception probably due to adenovirus infection.
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Adenoviridae Infections/complications , Ileocecal Valve , Intussusception/virology , Female , Humans , Ileal Diseases/virology , InfantABSTRACT
Ascaridiasis is a geohelminthiasis with a worldwide distribution, especially occurring in countries with hot-humid climates. The infection occurs most frequently in children between three and nine years of age. We report a case of ascaridiasis regarding a ten-year-old girl born in Bangladesh who arrived in Italy about one year before. During laparotomy for suspected acute appendicitis, a large number of ascaridia nematodes were seen in the small intestine.
