A 46-year-old male shepherd presented with a mildly painful mass 4.5 cm in diameter localized at the right groin and thigh, diffuse edema involving the right leg lasting for 2 weeks, and fever. The patient had had eight previous operations for diffuse hydatidosis with reported intraperitoneal seeding, but further information was unavailable. Laboratory tests are shown in Table 1. An abdominal u...

We present a case of a 38-year–old Turkish patient with a previously diagnosed cardiac hydatidosis, which is a parasitic infection most commonly induced by Echinococcus granulosus and with only rare cardiac involvement (0.5%– 2.0%). In 1998, the patient survived a cardiogenic shock caused by the rupture of 1 hydatic cyst and concomitant cardiac tamponade. Postsurgery, the patient was treated ph...

Hydatidosis (echinococcosis) is a parasitic disease caused by the development in the human host of the larval form of the Echinococcus spp. tapeworm. Among the parasitic diseases transmitted from animal to human, hydatidosis represents the main Romanian helminthic zoonosis in humans, due to the severity of the clinical presentation and the complications of this illness. Before 1995-2000, surgic...

A 28 year old male presented to the Juba Teaching Hospital with progressive shortness of breath. 18 months prior to admission, he presented to a rural hospital with severe abdominal pain. An emergency laparotomy was performed, and a large hepatic cyst was removed. Examination at the Juba Teaching hospital revealed a grossly distended abdomen with multiple palpable masses per abdomen. An Abdomin...

INTRODUCTION Hydatid disease caused by larval stage of Echinococcus has been recognized endemically in many countries. Liver and lungs are the most commonly affected organs. Involvement of the head and neck region is rare and bony erosion due to hydatidosis is even rarer. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 17-year-old girl from a poor socio-economic background who presented with a right sided ...

Although Hydatid disease eradicated in many countries, it is still widespread in communities where agriculture is dominant. Cystic hydatidosis is significant public health problem in the regions with endemic echinococcosis. The hydatid cysts tend to form mostly in the liver or lung. Brain involvement is very rare. In the present report, we describe magnetic resonance imaging findings in an 18-y...

Echinococcal disease of the liver is a rare parasitic disease in which both humans and wild or domestic animals are affected. Most frequently, liver hydatidosis present as uncomplicated cysts. However, hydatid cysts may present with complications such as cysts ruptured into the biliary tract (12%), cysts rupture involving the lung or pleural space (2.2%), cysts ruptured into the peritoneum (1.6...

Introduction: Hydatid disease caused by larval stage of Echinococcus has been recognized endemically in many countries. Liver and lungs are the most commonly affected organs. Involvement of the head and neck region is rare and bony erosion due to hydatidosis is even rarer. Case Report: We report a case of a 17-year-old girl from a poor socio-economic background who presented with a right side...

Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis or hydatidosis, is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms (metacestode) of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid disease is an important public health problem and is endemic in sheep and cattle raising areas worldwide. Musculoskeletal or soft tissue hydatidosis accounts for about 0.5%-5%. Even in regions where echinococcosis is endemic, hydatido...