Confirmed Autochthonous Case of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Italy, 2023
Francesca Tamarozzi, Niccolò Ronzoni, Monica Degani, Eugenio Oliboni, Dennis Tappe, Beate Gruener, Federico Gobbi
Abstract
In September 2023, a patient in Italy who had never traveled abroad was referred for testing for suspected hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Lesions were incompatible with cystic echinococcosis; instead, autochthonous alveolar echinococcosis was confirmed. Alveolar echinococcosis can be fatal, and awareness must be raised of the infection's expanding distribution.
Topics & Concepts
Alveolar echinococcosisCystic echinococcosisEchinococcosisMedicinePathologyParasitic infections in humans and animalsCongenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryParasitic Infections and Diagnostics