HYDATID DISEASE OF THE LUNGS

Hydatid Disease of the Lungs

An unusual presentation of hydatid disease of the lungs.

I ‘ man, hydatid disease is caused by the larval stage of a small tapeworm of dogs and other canines. Most human infections are from Echinococcus granulosus and are associated with the raising of sheep and cattle, the presence of domestic dogs, and the lack of proper health controls. The lungs are involved in 20 percent ofthe patients. The following is an uncommon presentation of pulmonary hyda...

HYDATID DISEASE OF THE SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND

Echinococcosis is a tissue infection of the human caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus or E. multilocularis. Hydatid cyst of the head and neck region is uncommon and involvement of the salivary glands, especially the submandibular gland, is very rare. In this article, a case of submandibular gland hydatid cyst is reported in a patient who presented with swelling of this are...

Hydatid Disease of the Cervical Spine Mimicking Traumatic Burst Fracture

Background & Importance: Hydatid disease of the spine is rare but constitutes approximately 50% of bone involvement cases in human hydatidosis. It is a severe condition associated with a high rate of morbidity, disability and mortality. Case Presentation: In the present paper, we report an intriguing case of cervical spinal hydatid disease mimicking traumatic burst fracture. Con...

Hydatid disease of the lung.

Lendon (1902) pointed out that, although it had been generally assumed that the cavity in the lung left after removal of a hydatid cyst soon becomes obliterated,'this was not by any means invariable. He described two cases in which a pulmonary cavity was found at necropsy some time after complete expulsion of the hydatid membranes by coughing. Dew (1928) stated that in some cases in which the c...