Ultrasound diagnosis of oesophagostomiasis
| Autor: | P.A. Storey, A. M. Polderman, Pascal Magnussen, J A van Oostayen, Sylvester D. Anemana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Adult
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Helminthiasis Lumen (anatomy) Abdominal cavity Diagnosis Differential Abdominal wall Colonic Diseases medicine Animals Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Large intestine Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Child Ultrasonography Oesophagostomum bifurcum business.industry Ultrasound General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease Oesophagostomum Oesophagostomiasis medicine.anatomical_structure Female business |
| Zdroj: | The British Journal of Radiology. 73:328-332 |
| ISSN: | 1748-880X 0007-1285 |
| Popis: | Human infection with Oesophagostomum bifurcum, a parasitic intestinal helminth, is endemic in parts of West Africa. Oesophagostomum bifurcum juveniles develop in the colonic wall, causing pus-filled granulomas. The pathology has two distinct forms. Multinodular oesophagostomiasis comprises hundreds of small nodules within a thickened, oedematous wall of the large intestine. Uninodular oesophagostomiasis, called the Dapaong tumour, presents as a painful 30-60 mm granulomatous mass in the abdominal wall or within the abdominal cavity. Diagnosis of oesophagostomiasis on clinical grounds alone is difficult. We describe cases illustrating the ultrasound appearance of these two presentations. Multinodular disease shows nodular "target" and "pseudokidney" colonic lesions. The Dapaong tumour is an echo-free ovoid lumen enveloped within a well defined poorly reflective wall. |
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