[2 cases of hydatidosis in the Republic of Niger]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1985;78(2):216-20.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Two cases of hydatidosis have been observed at the hospital of Niamey, one involving the tibia and the other one the liver and the spleen. For unknown epidemiological factors, this helminthiasis is rare in man in western Africa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Diseases / parasitology*
  • Echinococcosis*
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Niger
  • Splenic Diseases / parasitology*
  • Tibia / parasitology*