Term Name:	alveolar echinococcosis
Synonyms:	alveolococcosis, echinococcus multilocularis infection, Multilocular hydatid, small fox tapeworm
Definition:	An echinococcosis that is caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis affecting the liver as a slow growing, destructive tumor, with abdominal pain, biliary obstruction, and occasionally metastatic lesions into the lungs and brain.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:12148]   ( DOID:12148 )