Acute arterial occlusion associated disseminated hydatidosis

Authors

  • José Somocurcio Departamento de cirugía torácica y cardiovascular, Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue. Lima, Perú. Médico cirujano.
  • Gamero Alvarez Departamento de cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Médico cirujano.
  • Gloria Lara Campos Departamento de patología, Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue. Lima, Perú. Médico patólogo
  • Judith Cahuana Aparco Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Estudiante de Medicina.
  • Estefanny Calongos Porras Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Estudiante de Medicina.
  • Pedro Bermejo Cataño Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Estudiante de Medicina.
  • Paul Tejada Llacsa Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Estudiante de Medicina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2014.312.62

Keywords:

Embolism, Hydatidosis, Zoonoses

Abstract

Hydatidosis or echinococcosis are terms used to denote the zoonotic infestation caused by adult and larval stages (metacestode) of the cestode from the genus Echinococcus (family tenidae). The term hydatidosis should be applied to the infestation caused by the metacestode while echinococcosis for the larval and adult stages. In Peru there is a high prevalence of this infection, liver and lung being the most affected organs. There are factors from the host and from the infectious agent that contribute to this infection, with the immune component of the host as an important infection and dissemination point. A case of acute arterial occlusion associated with disseminated hydatidosis in a 54 years old patient, born and from Huancavelica, with sudden onset of an acute arterial obstruction is reported. The patient did not improve after surgery and died within 48 hours of presentation.

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Published

2014-07-02

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Case Report

How to Cite

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Somocurcio J, Alvarez G, Lara Campos G, Cahuana Aparco J, Calongos Porras E, Bermejo Cataño P, et al. Acute arterial occlusion associated disseminated hydatidosis. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2014 Jul. 2 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];31(2). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/62