BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease of global prevalence. It causes considerable health problems and economic losses throughout the world, including Iran. The objective of this study was to assess the current status of echinococcosis/hydatidosis in the province of Ilam (western Iran). METHODS From April to September 2011, 65 stray dogs were collected from urban and rural areas of Ila...

Background: Hydatidosis is a parasitic disease linked to the development of Echinococcus Granulosus larval form in humans. This anthropozoonosis characterized by many topographical and evolutionary aspects. Musculoskeletal hydatidosis rare, it represents only 0.9 2.5% all locations. Objective: aim this manuscript report rare case bone muscle location hydatid cyst show imaging cont...

Echinococcusis is a zoonotic disease, which is endemic in sheep-raising areas such as Iran. Cardiac involvement of the hydatidosis is rare and mostly asymptomatic, but it could lead to lethal complications. Thus, early diagnosis with accurate treatment would be life-saving. Here we report a 17-year-old female with nonspecific pulmonary presentations and a positive history of pulmonary hydatid c...

n Society http ense. Abstract Hydatid disease with pulmonary tuberculosis coexisting in a patient is an extremely rare occurrence. A patient presenting with nonspecific chest symptoms must be adequately investigated and hydatidosis must be ruled out. This case report presents the unusual coexistence of tuberculosis and hydatid disease in an adult male and its subsequent diagnosis and management...

Mebendazole was given to two patients with multiple hydatidosis of the liver and three patients with multiple hydatidosis of the lungs. They could not be treated surgically because of aduanced diseases. So they wer given a daily dose of 25-40 mg/kg body weight for 9-12 months. Definite clinical result in one patient and some clinical improvements in the size of the liver and clearance of the lu...

OBJECTIVE Over the world, hydatidosis is endemic in many countries. It is more prevalent in Turkey. We came across with concomitant hydatidosis of the lung and liver and reviewed the management. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a prospective study that was carried out in the Government Medical College and Hospital, sector-32, Chandigarh, India, between 2004 and 2010, in the Department of Surgery....

Complicated pulmonary unilocular cystic hydatidosis (CPUCH) is a serious condition, which requires immediate treatment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in the final diagnosis of CPUCH. Of 1,726 cases, who underwent FOB evaluation between 1990 and 1994 in our centre, 24 patients (17 females and 7 males), who had proven CPUCH after thorac...

W e describe a patient who developed pulmonary hypertension associated with a right atrial hydatid cyst and discuss our management. A 24-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of breathlessness and fatigue. He had a history of a pulmonary hydatid cyst operation two years previously. On physical examination he had marked respiratory difficulty, with a respiratory rate of 22 breaths pe...