Katz R, Murphy S, Kosloske A
Pediatrics. 1980 May;65(5):1003-6.
Three cases of pulmonary echinococcosis in native American children emphasize the need to consider the diagnosis in the differential diagnosis of mass lesions of the chest when the appropriate environmental conditions are present. Two children presented with a non-productive cough, while one was asymptomatic. Surgery is the treatment of choice for pulmonary echinococcal cysts. All three children did well after thoracotomy, and one child has a normal roentgenogram six years after surgery. Recent evidence seems to indicate that transmission of the Echinococcus among native Americans in the Southwest is increasing, and thus human echinococcal disease may be of increasing clinical importance.
三例美洲原住民儿童肺包虫病病例强调，当存在适当的环境条件时，在胸部肿块病变的鉴别诊断中需要考虑这一诊断。两名儿童表现为干咳，而一名儿童无症状。手术是治疗肺包虫囊肿的首选方法。所有三名儿童开胸手术后恢复良好，一名儿童术后六年胸部X线片正常。最近的证据似乎表明，西南部美洲原住民中棘球绦虫的传播正在增加，因此人类棘球绦虫病的临床重要性可能日益增加。
