Hydatidosis is a zoonotic parasitic infection that usually affects the lungs and liver but can occur in any organ. Peritoneal hydatidosis occurs 5-16% of patients present with diverse clinical symptoms, often leading to misleading paraclinical exam results. Surgical intervention remains primary treatment option, prevention measures are implemented protect susceptible populations. We two cases r...

hydatid cyst is an important endemic zoonosis in iran. it may be seen in various organs of body. musculoskeletal system is rarely involved by hydatid cyst, the larval form of echinococcus granulosus . on clinical basis, it may resemble any soft tissue tu-mor. a 70-years old housewife living in ardoghesh, a village in neyshabur, north-east iran, was admitted to general surgery clinic because of ...

background: the aim of this study was to assess the performance of antigen b (agb) isolated from different echinococcus granulosus intermediate hosts and from different cyst locations for immu­nodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis (ce). methods: hydatid cyst fluids were collected from lung and liver cysts of sheep, liver cysts of goats, lung cysts of camels and cattle, and liver cysts of h...

A rare case of hepatic hydatidosis in non-endemic Malaysia is reported. It is important that clinicians treating the occasional patient be familiar with current diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.

complication of hepatic hydatidosis seen in 1–25% of cases [1]. We present a case of hepatic hydatidosis with biliary rupture identified by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). A 45-year-old man presented with a 15day history of fever, right hypochondrial pain, and jaundice. Examination revealed icterus and right hypochondrial tenderness. Investigations revealed polymorphonuclear leukocytosis and a cho...

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is caused by infection with the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. It is one of the world's major zoonotic infections. Variability and severity of clinical expression of this parasitosis are associated with duration and intensity of infection. They are also related to the variety of human immunological responses to the hydatic antigens. The aim of th...

Primary extrahepatic hydatid cysts are rare, and primary splenic hydatid cysts even more so, constituting 2% to 3.5% of all hydatid cysts. We report here a case series of isolated splenic hydatid cysts. Case records of 382 adult patients of abdominal hydatid cysts were analyzed; eight of them (2%; aged 23 to 45 years, 5 women and 3 men) had primary splenic hydatid cysts. Seven patients presente...