COMMON LESION AT AN UNCOMMON SITE: AN ISOLATED RENAL HYDATID CYST
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Human echinococcosis remains a complex problem that affects several organs. The incidence of renal echinococcosis is 2-3%. Primary involvement of the kidney without the involvement of the liver and lungs i. e, isolated renal hydatid disease is extremely rare even in endemic areas. The most common organ involvement is the liver (50-75%) followed by the lungs (15-20%) and 10-20% of cases seen in other organs. Isolated renal involvement is usually asymptomatic for years and most of the time it is an incidental diagnosis. The clinical presentations are flank pain, flank mass, sub costal pain, bowel related symptoms, hydronephrosis, chronic renal failure etc. due to compression. The renal ultrasound and contrast CT are the key diagnostic modalities. Here, we present a rare case of isolated renal hydatid cyst discovered incidentally during the evaluation of right loin pain.
Authors and Affiliations
Vijaya Nirmala B, Sundari Devi T, Sireesha A, Moorthy N. L. N, Shravan Kumar O, Vani Padmaja G. J
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