Accelerated Course of Alveolar Echinococcosis After Treatment With Steroids in a Patient With Autoimmune Encephalitis.

Diem, Stefan; Gottstein, Bruno; Beldi, Guido; Semmo, Nasser; Diem, Lara F. (2021). Accelerated Course of Alveolar Echinococcosis After Treatment With Steroids in a Patient With Autoimmune Encephalitis. Cureus, 13(10), e18831. Cureus, Inc. 10.7759/cureus.18831

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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonotic infection caused by the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. We report the case of a patient who developed an accelerated course of AE with diffuse liver involvement after high-dose steroid treatment for autoimmune encephalitis. Immunosuppressive therapies present us with new challenges regarding the management of AE. With this article, we would like to draw attention to the importance of a screening program for AE before planned immunosuppressive therapy.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases > Research 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases > Parasitology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Hepatology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine
UniBE Contributor:	Diem, Stefan, Gottstein, Bruno, Beldi, Guido Jakob Friedrich, Semmo, Nasser, Diem, Lara
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 600 Technology
ISSN:	2168-8184
Publisher:	Cureus, Inc.
Language:	English
Submitter:	Bruno Gottstein
Date Deposited:	30 Nov 2021 11:47
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:55
Publisher DOI:	10.7759/cureus.18831
PubMed ID:	34820209
Uncontrolled Keywords:	case report echinococcosis immunosuppression liver metastases reactivation steroids
BORIS DOI:	10.48350/161654
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/161654

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