Multi Organ Echinococcosis Including Liver, Lung, and Breast: A Rare Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 7
Abstract
Hydatid disease (HD) is endemic in the many part of the world with more prominent regions are South America, New Zealand, Australia, Middle East Africa, Turkey and Southern Europe, but small foci are common in almost every region of the world including India where the prevalence of Hydatid cyst high in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir. Infestation by Echinococcus granulosus in humans most commonly occurs in the liver (55-70%) followed by the lung (18-35%); the two organs can be affected simultaneously in about 5-13% of cases. Incidence of unusual sites is about 8-10%. It is not very common to find multi-organ involvement of hydatid cyst. We present a case of a 23-year-old Female with multi-organ echinococcosis with extensive pulmonary and hepatic involvement including breast.
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Dr Nafees Ahmad Khan
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