Record number:
16
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Estimated frequency:
This is the first case of aggressively expanding hepatic alveolar hydatid disease in a renal transplant recipient.
Time to detection:
1 year
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Rapidly growing hepatic tumors in an ABO-incompatible renal transplant recipient.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Pathological work-up, the lesions revealed alveolar echinococcosis. Unassessable.
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Note:
After the diagnosis was made, the patient was questioned for potential sources of infection. Regular close contact with dogs was identi¢ed; hence, transmission via this definitive host appears most likely --> DELETE RECORD? (EP)