Comparison of Toxin Fractions Isolated from Protoscoleces and Hydatid Cyst Fluid of Hydatid Cyst of Sheep in Mosul, Iraq

Dot-Elisa for evaluation of hydatid cyst wall, protoscoleces and hydatid cyst fluid antigens in the serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis.

The aim of the present study is to evaluate cyst wall and protoscolex as an alternate source of antigen in serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE). A total of 90 blood samples, 30 each of confirmed CE cases, disease controls and healthy controls were collected. Dot-ELISA using cyst wall, protoscolex and cyst fluid were used to demonstrate anti-hydatid antibodies. The sensitivity of Dot-ELIS...

Isolated Pericardial Hydatid Cyst

Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon disease, mostly involving the myocardium. Involvement of the pericardium or isolated pericardial hydatid cysts are extremely rare and therefore can mimic other pericardial cystic diseases. Herein we present the radiological and surgical findings of an asymptomatic isolated pericardial hydatid cyst

Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst.

Hydatid cyst disease is common in our part of the world. Cardiac hydatid cyst is its rare manifestation. We report this case of 48-year male having isolated cardiac hydatid cyst, incidentally found on computed tomography. This patient presented in medical OPD of Combined Military Hospital, Lahore with one month history of mild retrosternal discomfort. His general physical and systemic examinati...

Purification and Immunobiochemical Characterization of Sheep Hydatid Cyst Fluid Antigen

In the present study, sheep crude hydatid cyst fluid antigen (SCHCFA) was prepared by ammonium sulfate precipitation, centrifugation and dialysis. SDS-PAGE of SCHCFA showed seven polypeptides of 72.8 kDa, 66.5 kDa, 60.2 kDa, 41 kDa, 25.1 kDa, 19 kDa and 8 kDa when stained with Coomassie briliant Blue R-250. The initial part of the ascending loop of the first peak (PI) when resolved by gel filtr...

Chemical Composition of Hydatid Cyst Fluid of Echinococcus granulosus