Claudia Wallrauch

A systematic review of ultrasound to predict severe disease in patients with dengue and other viral infections associated with hemorrhagic fevers

Background Viral infections associated with hemorrhagic fevers (VaHFs) cause millions of cases each year across a broad geography with severity ranging from asymptomatic cases to clinical disease with a high case fatality rate. Commonalities in pathophysiology across VaHFs includ...

Primary splenic Alveolar Echinococcosis: a case report from Germany

PURPOSE: We are reporting on a rare case of a primary manifestation of Alveolar Echinococcosis in the spleen in a German patient. METHODS: The patient was initially presented to her gastroenterologist and subsequently referred to a district hospital for surgical management. The f...