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Pediatrics

Echinococcosis ( Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis )

Etiology Echinococcosis ( hydatid disease or hydatidosis ) is a widespread, serious human cestode infection ( Fig. 330.1 ). Two major Echinococcus groups of species are responsible for distinct clinical presentations. Echinococcus granulosus and related species cause cystic hydatid disease,…

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
March 24, 2024

Pediatrics

Cysticercosis

Etiology Taenia solium, also known as the pork tapeworm , causes 2 different infections in children. In its normal life cycle, children can acquire the tapeworm form by ingestion of undercooked pork containing the larval cysts (see Chapter 328 ).…

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
March 24, 2024

Pediatrics

Adult Tapeworm Infections

Tapeworms are adult forms of cestodes , multicellular helminth parasites, that live in human intestines and cause non–life-threatening illness. Invasive larval forms of cestodes are associated with cysts that lead to severe human disease such as neurocysticercosis ( Taenia solium…

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
March 24, 2024