Abdominal Hydatidosis-A Rare Presentation

Disseminated Abdominal Hydatidosis: A Rare Presentation of Common Infectious Disease

Hydatid disease is one of the most geographically widespread zoonoses with substantial disease burden. In this report we are discussing an unusual case of intra-abdominal HD that was ongoing for 22 years despite two surgical interventions. Significant symptomatic relief was achieved within the first two months of combination therapy with albendazole and praziquantel. HD is still of public healt...

Disseminated Intra-Abdominal Hydatidosis

We present the case of a 26-year-old male Peruvian patient who presented with disseminated intra-abdominal hydatidosis. The patient was treated with surgical removal of the cysts and prolonged medical treatment with albendazole.

Primary uterine hydatidosis - A rare occurence

Hydatidosis is a zoonotic infection which commonly affects the liver and the lungs. Secondary sites of infection are reported, although rarely. Primary infection of the uterus is a very rare entity and presents as a clinical dilemma. We hereby, report one such case of primary uterine hydatidosis which was provisionally diagnosed as an ovarian mass and during surgery mimicked a degenerated fibro...

Pigmented Eccrine Poroma in abdominal region, a rare presentation

The eccrine poroma or Hidracanthoma Simplex is a rare benign adnexal tumor of ephitelial cells, with an incidence of 0.001 to 0.008%1. In two-thirds of the patients it appears on the soles and lateral borders of the feet. We report the case of a patient with pigmented eccrine poroma in abdominal skin, of a rare entity presentation with a single report in the literature in that location.

Giant Palmar Lipoma: A Rare Presentation