Franquet T, Plaza V, Llauger J, Giménez A, Bordes R
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital de Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
J Thorac Imaging. 1999 Apr;14(2):138-41. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199904000-00015.
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. This report describes an extremely rare complication of echinococcal disease in which severe pulmonary hypertension developed after massive hydatid pulmonary embolism.
包虫病是由棘球绦虫属的绦虫幼虫阶段引起的寄生虫感染。本报告描述了一种极其罕见的包虫病并发症,即在大量包虫性肺栓塞后出现严重的肺动脉高压。