Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2020; 8(17): 3911-3919
Published online Sep 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3911
Diagnosis and treatment of mixed infection of hepatic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis: Four case reports
Ji-De A, Jin-Ping Chai, Hao Wang, Wei Gao, Zhe Peng, Shun-Yun Zhao, Xiang-Ren A
Ji-De A, Wei Gao, Zhe Peng, Shun-Yun Zhao, General Surgery, Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China
Jin-Ping Chai, Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular, Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China
Hao Wang, ICU, Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China
Xiang-Ren A, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810007, Qinghai Province, China
Xiang-Ren A, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Xining 810007, Qinghai Province, China
Xiang-Ren A, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Clinical Medical Research Center, Xining 810007, Qinghai Province, China
Author contributions: A JD and Chai JP contributed equally to this article; A JD, Chai JP, Wang H, Zhao SY, Gao W, Peng Z and A XR contributed to the conception and design of the study; A JD and Chai JP organized the database; A JD wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Chai JP wrote sections of the manuscript; All authors contributed to manuscript revision and read and approved the submitted version.
Supported by Qinghai Provincial Health Planning System Guidance Program, No. 2017-wjzdx-23.
Informed consent statement: The patients in this study were willing to share their medical data, and they tried their best to provide informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Xiang-Ren A, BSc, Doctor, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Clinical Medical Research Center, No. 2 Gonghe Road, Chengdong District, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China. xiangrena_001@163.com
Received: April 3, 2020
Peer-review started: April 3, 2020
First decision: April 24, 2020
Revised: May 4, 2020
Accepted: July 15, 2020
Article in press: July 15, 2020
Published online: September 6, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: Mixed infection of hepatic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis is extremely rare. This article reveals the typical imaging manifestations of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis including coexisting “honeycomb sign” and “spotted calcification.”