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Short report: An imported case of cystic echinococcosis in Japan diagnosed by imaging and serology with confirmation of Echinococcus granulosus-specific DNA sequences.
A Ito
A Ito
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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M Okamoto
M Okamoto
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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T Ishiguro
T Ishiguro
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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L Ma
L Ma
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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H Suzuki
H Suzuki
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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A Yasui
A Yasui
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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H Shigeta
H Shigeta
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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T Matsuura
T Matsuura
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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T Hosokawa
T Hosokawa
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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J J Chai
J J Chai
Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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We report one case of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in Japan in a native of Nepal. Ultrasonography and computed tomography scan of the liver revealed unique cystic lesions with or without daughter cysts of Echinococcus granulosus. Immunoblot analysis using crude antigens of E. multilocularis and cyst fluid of E. granulosus, without reference to these image analyses, strongly suggested this was a case of CE. We found protoscoleces in surgically removed hepatic lesions and analyzed the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene by the polymerase chain reaction. Based on the similarity in DNA sequences of the COI gene of this Echinococcus spp. with that of previously reported sheep-dog strain (GI), the parasite was considered to be the so-called common sheep strain of E. granulosus.
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