Cystic echinococcosis: a 10-year experience from a middle-income country
Butt A, Khan JA. Cystic echinococcosis: a 10-year experience from a middle-income country. Tropical Doctor 2019, 50: 117-121. PMID: 31805832, DOI: 10.1177/0049475519891338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapyCystic echinococcosisAga Khan HospitalPulmonary hydatid cystsNon-specific presentationReview of chartsAbdominal painHydatid diseaseMiddle-income countriesHepatic cystsHydatid cystHigh indexPatientsTropical diseasesTherapyDiseaseCystsPresentationPainReaspirationSurgeryFeverRecurrenceHospitalEchinococcosisThe Maverick Disease: Cystic Echinococcosis in Unusual Locations: A Ten Year Experience from an Endemic Region
Butt A, Khan J. The Maverick Disease: Cystic Echinococcosis in Unusual Locations: A Ten Year Experience from an Endemic Region. Cureus 2019, 11: e5939. PMID: 31799081, PMCID: PMC6860736, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.5939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability-adjusted life yearsCystic echinococcosisUnusual locationMedical therapyTreatment courseBackground Cystic echinococcosisCommon presenting complainsEpigastric abdominal painMethods Retrospective reviewAga Khan HospitalDate of admissionTen-year experiencePresenting complainsAbdominal painMediastinal involvementMedian ageOral albendazoleRadiological findingsRetrospective reviewClinical presentationHistopathology reportsSplenic involvementCystic lesionsAdrenal glandDifferential diagnosis