Hydatid disease is endemic in Tunisia and has been considered as one of the most common surgical pathology. Several localizations have been described, but hydatidosis of the liver is the most frequent clinical entity. Primary hydatid cyst of the gallbladder is very rare. We report in this observation a new case of primary hydatid cyst of the gallbladder diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (...

Hydatid disease is the most common helminthic disease in human beings; however, spinal hydatid cyst accounts for 1% of all cases. We report a case of spinal hydatid disease that relapsed after surgery in a patient treated with Albendazol for 6 months, and also a combination therapy with albendazole and praziquantel without further surgical intervention.

Diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis is complex and has to be confirmed by the combination immunological tests imaging techniques. In this study heat shock proteins were induced their immunoreactivity was assessed ELISA. Sera collected from 34 hydatid patients who admitted Rizgary Teaching Hospital through October 2013 July 2017, in addition 29 healthy donors 18 non-hydatid cases. For response, t...

OBJECTIVE To describe human hydatid disease in Tasmania since 1996, the 2013 that the state was declared provisionally hydatid-free. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Individuals with a new diagnosis or history of hydatid disease between January 1996 and July 2012 were identified through a number of sources including public health notifications, discharge coding from Tasmanian public hospitals...

Hydatid cyst also called as cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Humans get infected this parasite consumption of contaminated food with dog faeces or direct contact animal and it particularly affecting liver lung. However, cases primary muscle hydatid are about 5%. In India, reported hydatids very rare. case report, we presented an exceptio...

Background: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection that occurs primarily in Mediterranean countries. Skeletal and muscular involvement rare feature of hydatid disease, making the diagnosis this condition difficult, especially children. Case presentation: In case report, cyst medial compartment right thigh was presented 9-year-old girl who referred to emergency department with bump pain area. ...

INTRODUCTION Hydatid cysts are most commonly found in the liver and lungs but they are rarely found in pericardium. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of isolated hydatid cyst in pericardium of heart of a 70 year old female presented in casualty with unusual features like, dyspnea, palpitation and chest pain mimicking acute coronary syndrome. DISCUSSION Hydatid cyst in Pericardium rep...

Hydatid disease of the urinary tract is uncommon, accounting for only 2-3% of cases. There are very few reported cases in the literature of pelvic hydatid cysts causing obstructive uropathy and renal failure. We report a case of pelvic hydatid cyst in a patient presenting with urinary retention and secondary complete atrophy of one kidney. The patient was treated with surgical excision of this ...

BACKGROUND Hemispheric strokes of hydatid origin are very rare. We describe two cases of middle cerebral artery occlusion by a cyst of cardiac origin. CASE DESCRIPTIONS Cerebral angiography demonstrated occlusion of the initial segment of the middle cerebral artery. Myocardial and pericardial cysts were diagnosed by echography and pathological examination. Subsequent development of hydatid cy...

Hydatid disease is a widespread parasitic infection caused by tapeworm Echinococcus and it affects mainly the liver, but other organs such as pelvic organs could be involved very rare. Here we report a case of hydatid cyst with involvement of oviduct in a woman with endometrial cancer. It was misdiagnosed as a multicystic right ovarian mass before surgery and by microscopic study it was shown a...