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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is not documented in Central Africa. Here, we describe the first autochthonous infection with CE in Congo, Central Africa, providing the first evidence for a new geographical area at risk for the acquisition of CE. The whole peritoneal cavity was studded with cysts. Considering the diffuse involvement, patient was successfully managed with surgery associated with medical therapy. The origin of the contamination of our patient is discussed with a focus on a possible role of bush meat.
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L’échinococcose cystique est exceptionnelle en Afrique Centrale. Nous reportons ici le premier cas autochtone d’échinococcose cystique au Congo. Ce cas attire l’attention pour la première fois sur une nouvelle zone à risque pour cette affection; L’ensemble de la cavité péritonéale était truffé de kystes hydatiques. À cause de cette atteinte extensive, nous avons opté pour une approche mixte chirurgicale et médicale. L’origine de la contamination est discutée avec un rôle possible de la viande de brousse.
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References
Kern P. Echinococcus granulosus infection: clinical presentation, medical treatment and outcome. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2003;388: 413–20
Baid M, Kar M, Chejara S, Mukhopadhyay M. Primary peritoneal hydatidosis in a 76-year-old farmer: an unusual form of a common disease. Niger J Surg 2012;18:100-1
Pawlowski ZS, Eckert J, Vuitton DA, et al. Echinococcosis in humans: clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment. In: WHO/OIE Manual on echinococcosis in humans and animals, 2001. Paris: World Health Organisation for Animal Health
Jenkins DJ, Romig T, Thompson RCA. Emergence/reemergence of Echinococcus spp—a global update. Int J Parasitol 2005; 35: 1205–19
Magambo J, Njoroge E, Zeyhle E. Epidemiology and control of echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasitol Int 2006; 55: S193–95
Karavias DD, Vagianos CE, Kakkos SK, Panagopoulis CM. Peritoneal echinococcosis. World J Surg 1996;20:337-40
Wani I, Lone AM, Husaain I, Malik A, Thoker M, Wani KA. Peritoneal Hydatidosis in a Young Girl. Ghana Med J 2010; 44(4): 163–164
Astarcioglu H, Koidor MA, Toplak O, Terzi C, Sokmen S, Ozer E. Isolated mesosigmoid hydatid cyst as an unusual cause of colonic obstruction: report of a case. Surg Today 2001;31:920-2
Bennett EL, Blencowe E, Brandon K, Brown D, Burn RW, Cowlishaw G, Davies G, Dublin H, Fa JE, Milner-Gulland EJ, Robinson JG, Rowcliffe JM, Underwood FM, Wilkie DS. Hunting for consensus: reconciling bushmeat harvest, conservation, and development policy in West and Central Africa. Conserv Biol 2007; 21:884-7.
Fa JE, Seymour S, Dupain J, Amin R, Albrechtsen L., Macdonald D. Getting to grips with the magnitude of exploitation: Bushmeat in the Cross-Sanaga Rivers region, Nigeria and Cameroon. Biol Conserv 2006;129:497-510
Thompson RC, McManus DP. Towards a taxonomic revision of the genus Echinococcus. Trends Parasitol 2002; 18: 452–57
Romig T, Omer RA, Zeyhle E, et al. Echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging complexitiy. Vet Parasitol 2011; 181: 43–47