Hydatid disease with atypical localization: 4 cases report

Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus often manifests as slowly growing cystic mass and mainly affects the liver or lung and rarely other parts of the body such as brain, heart, bone and muscle. Cyst may be single or multiple, uni-or multiloculated. In this paper 4 hydatic cases, multiple and atypi...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2004-08, Vol.36 (8), p.613-615
Main Authors: Savas, Lutfu, Onlen, Yusuf, Akcali, Cenk, Aslan, Bahadir, Pourbagher, Ali, Tunc, Tuba, Ozkoc, Gurkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Combined Modality Therapy
Diseases caused by cestodes
Echinococcoses
Echinococcosis - diagnosis
Echinococcosis - therapy
Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscular Diseases - parasitology
Muscular Diseases - therapy
Parasitic diseases
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Summary:Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus often manifests as slowly growing cystic mass and mainly affects the liver or lung and rarely other parts of the body such as brain, heart, bone and muscle. Cyst may be single or multiple, uni-or multiloculated. In this paper 4 hydatic cases, multiple and atypically localized are presented. Of the 4 cases, 2 were known to suffer from hydatid disease, having had a hepatic cyst removal previously. Thus, when faced with a hydatid cyst in any part of the body, it is preferable to examine other parts of the body by radiological imaging methods.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540410017581