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Echinococcus
A genus of very small TAPEWORMS, in the family Taeniidae. The adult form is found in various CARNIVORA but not humans. The larval form is seen in humans under certain epidemiologic circumstances.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figure 1. <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>, adult tapeworm (cephalad portion).
Figure 1. Echinococcus granulosus, adult tapeworm (cephalad portion).
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Figure 2. Echinococcal cyst, from an excised pelvic mass, with multiple small gelatinous daughter cysts.
Figure 2. Echinococcal cyst, from an excised pelvic mass, with multiple small gelatinous daughter cysts.
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Figure 3. Resected pelvic mass showing scolices consistent with <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>.
Figure 3. Resected pelvic mass showing scolices consistent with Echinococcus granulosus.
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Notes
Figure 1 was contributed by John Branda, MD, Department of Pathology and the Microbiology Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Helminths
Platyhelminths
Cestoda
Diphyllobothrium
Echinococcus
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus multilocularis
Hymenolepis
Mesocestoides
Spirometra
Taenia