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liver echinococcus, ct scan, antibodies, hydatidosis, hydatid disease, hydatid cyst disease, echinoccocus, tissue infection, echinococcus granulosus worm, echinoccocus is common in southern south america, mediterranean, middle east, central asia, africa, disease has been reported in california, arizona, new mexico, utah, humans, become infected, they swallow eggs in contaminated food, infection, carried, liver, where cysts form, cysts, form, in the lungs, in the brain, bones, skeletal muscles, kidney, spleen, tissues, a liver cyst, produce no symptoms, 10 to 20 years, it is large enough to be felt by physical examination, to produce symptoms, risk factors include exposure to cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, exposure, feces of dogs, wolves, coyotes, number of cases is very low, in the us, abdominal pain in upper right quadrant, severe itching of skin, cough, bloody sputum, chest pain, fever, a physical examination, reveal abdominal pain, involvement of other organs, skin signs, shock, the presence, location, the cysts, a chest x-ray, a thoracic ct scan, ultrasound, an abdominal x-ray, an abdominal ct scan, ultrasound, antibodies to echinococcus, liver function tests elevated, successfully treated, albendazole, mebendazole, must often be used in long courses of up to three months, another drug, praziquantel, in combination, albendazole, mebendazole, cysts, in troublesome locations, definitive treatment, remove them surgically patient's condition permits the procedure, a complicated type of surgery, probable outcome is good, cysts that respond to oral medication treatment, cysts, rupture, severe illness, fever, low blood pressure, shock, cysts, disperse, widespread disease throughout the body, symptoms suggestive of this disorder develop, in areas, disease is known to occur, health education, routine deworming of dogs to remove tapeworms help, prevent the disease.