alveolar echinococcosis
MeSH: C536591ORPHA: 284
Overview
echinococcosis that is caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis affecting the liver as a slow growing, destructive tumor, with abdominal pain, biliary obstruction, and occasionally metastatic lesions into the lungs and brain
Available Treatments (0)
No treatments linked yet
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Clinical Presentation
Signs and symptoms associated with alveolar echinococcosis, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.
Hepatic cystsIncreased total eosinophil countElevated erythrocyte sedimentation rateIncreased circulating immunoglobulin concentrationJaundiceDecreased liver functionAnemiaFeverAbdominal painLow back painPedal edemaFatigueAstheniaEpigastric painRenal cystAbnormal sternum morphologyWeight lossDyspneaHemoptysisHeadacheEctopic calcificationAbnormal adrenal morphologyCoughAbnormal spleen morphologyCholangitisCutaneous abscessPulmonary cystChest painAbnormality of the diaphragmSeizureAtaxiaDysarthriaHemiparesisPortal hypertensionAbnormal pericardium morphologyPancreatic cystsVomitingVertigoAphasiaIncreased intracranial pressureBiliary cirrhosisBudd-Chiari syndromeAbnormal vertebral morphologyIntracranial cystic lesionAbnormal skeletal muscle morphologyBone cystAbnormal bladder morphologyAbnormal pelvis bone morphologyAbnormal mesentery morphologyLiver abscess
Classification & Codes
MeSH Code
C536591Orphanet Code
ORPHA:284alveolar echinococcosis
| MeSH | C536591 |
| Orphanet | ORPHA:284 |
| Treatments | 0 drug(s) |
| Symptoms on record | 50 signs |
| Status | published |
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO