Pulmonary Hydatidosis in Children. A Case Presentation

• Main Authors: Gladys Esther Escalante (Author), Ivonne Espinosa Gómez (Author), Yaquelin González Ricardo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hydatid disease or hydatidosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease, caused by the larval form of various species of tapeworms, common in dogs and other canines (wolves and jackals). Humans acquire it by ingesting eggs from the intestine or skin of their hosts. Few publications are reported in Cuba on th...