Two Human Cases of Echinococcus ortleppi Infection in the Lung and Heart in Vietnam

Author: Nguyen Van DE ¹ ; Pham Ngoc MINH ; Le Van DUYET ; Nguyen Ngoc BICH ; Trinh Nam SON ; Bong-Kwang JUNG ; Jong-Yil CHAI
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1. Department of Parasitology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Publication Type:Case Report
From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2020;58(4):451-456
CountryRepublic of Korea
Abstract: This is a report of 2 cases of human hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus ortleppi in Vietnam. The patients were a 12-year-old male (case 1) having a cyst of 10.0×9.0 cm size in the lung and a 50-year-old female with a 3.0×3.3 cm-sized cyst in the heart. Eosinophilia was 33.7% in the male and 45.8% in the female patient. C-reactive protein was increased to 16.5 mg/L in the male and 18.2 mg/L in the female. Both patients were positive for ELISA at OD=2.5 and 3.1, respectively. Echinococcus protoscolices were collected from the cysts by amniocentesis and surgery. The protoscolices were identified as E. ortleppi by morphology and analysis of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 1 (nad1) gene sequence. Both patients were cured by surgical resection of the hydatid cyst combined with albendazole medication. The E. ortleppi infection in lung is the second report, and the other in the heart is the first in Vietnam.