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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2004, p. 5954-5956, Vol. 42, No. 12
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5954-5956.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Usefulness of PCR Analysis for Diagnosis of Alveolar Echinococcosis with Unusual Localizations: Two Case Studies

Sophie Georges,1 Odile Villard,1 Denis Filisetti,1 Alexander Mathis,2 Luc Marcellin,3 Yves Hansmann,4 and Ermanno Candolfi1*

Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine,1 Service d'Anatomie Pathologique Générale,3 Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France,4 Institut für Parasitologie, Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland2

Received 29 April 2004/ Returned for modification 16 June 2004/ Accepted 15 August 2004

The report presents two cases where diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis was confirmed by Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus PCR. The extrahepatic osseous involvement and the absence of initial hepatic involvement are unusual in both cases. Due to limitations of serological interpretation, PCR was useful to diagnose atypical echinococcosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, 3 rue Koeberlé, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Phone: 00 33 3 90 24 37 00. Fax: 00 33 3 90 24 36 93. E-mail: ermanno.candolfi{at}medecine.u-strasbg.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2004, p. 5954-5956, Vol. 42, No. 12
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5954-5956.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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