What do we know about the epidemiology and the management of human echinococcosis in Albania?

Echinococcosis is a life-threatening neglected zoonotic disease. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) due to Echinococcus (E.) granulosus usually involves livestock and dogs; alveolar echinococcosis (AE) due to E.

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis as an Early Sign of Presentation of ADPKD.

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADKPD) is the most frequent type of polycystic kidney disease. It is inherited through family members, with an incidence of approximately 1:400 to1:1000.Typically, individuals with ADKPD are identified between their fourth and fifth decade of life.

SEVERE HYPOKALEMIA INDUCED RHABDOMYOLYSIS BY PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM COEXISTENT WITH RECURRENT BILATERAL RENAL CALCULI.

Primary Hyperaldosteronism is one of the causes of secondary hypertension. Primary Hyperaldosteronism is characterised by an increase in the production of aldosterone and the inhibition of the secretion of renin. We described here a case with rhabdomyolysis and severe hypokalemia as a cause of primary hyperaldosteronism.