Human alveolar<unk> is is characterized by a lengthy incubation period of 5 to 15 years in immunocompetent individuals. The progression of disease is potentiated in immunocompromised patients. Following the ingestion of the eggs of<unk> , the metacestode (larval) stage of the parasite typically<unk> beds in the liver. As the disease progresses, the larval stage proliferates exogenously within the tissue, behaving similar to hepatic neoplasia. Patients with human alveolar<unk> is typically present with headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Jaundice is rare, but hepatomegaly is a common physical finding.
Echinococcus multilocularis
Echinostoma revolutum
Toxocara malayasiensis
Toxocara cati
Echinostoma cinetorchis
Taenia asiatica
Taenia solium
Neorickettsia helminthoeca