Disseminated peritoneal cystic Echinococcosis in a patient with HIV: case report.

• Autores: Ruiz Pérez, P.J., Huayapa-Avendaño, M.J., Gómez Leyva, K.B., Rivera-Jacinto, M.A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca
• Repositorio: UNC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unc.edu.pe:20.500.14074/10108
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14074/10108; https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2023.402.12479
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Echinococcosis; Zoonoses; Peritoneal Cavity; HIV; Ultrasonography; Peru; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.07

Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the larva of Echinococcus granulosus, which is capable of invading several organs starting from the human intestine. There are several complications in cases of co-infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which are conditioned by the immunosuppressive disease and have poor prognosis. This report aims to describe a case of multi-cystic peritoneal echinococcosis in a patient under antiviral treatment for HIV for almost ten years, who received albendazole, underwent surgery and progressed favorably. This would be the first Peruvian report of a person with HIV and cystic echinococcosis.