Signs and Symptoms
People infected with E. multilocularis may be asymptomatic for many years. Following the asymptomatic period of this disease, commons symptoms are headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Jaundice is rare, but hepatomegaly is a common physical finding.
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