Cystic hydatid disease (hydatidosis) is one of the most important zoonosis that is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus . As its diagnosis by clinical symptoms alone is difficult and confusing, serologic diagnostic techniques are used to confirm the disease. These techniques can also be used for   epidemiologic studies. The present study was performed with a commercial human en...

background : the hydatidosis is endemic in our region. some of the recent studies revealed that hydatid cyst prevalence is decreasing gradually in turkey. the aim of this study was to investigate the actual preva­lence of hydatidosis in an endemic region of turkey, and to share our experiences in the medical and surgi­cal management of hydatidosis. methods : data were collected retrospectively ...

A 60-year-old male was operated upon in 2002 for liver hydatidosis, which included partial right hepatectomy with cholecystectomy and bilioduodenal anastomosis. He then developed liver cirrhosis secondary to left hepatic duct stricture. He presents at the emergency room with dry cough, which he had for a month and then became associated with yellowish, bitter-tasting "fluid" expectoration. A ch...

Hydatid disease (HD) can arise in any part of the body. Breast involvement with HD is extremely rare; it can be isolated or secondary to disseminated hydatidosis. In this study, we present a 45-year-old female with HD located in the right breast without pulmonary or hepatic involvement. Ultrasonography revealed a multiloculated cystic mass; mammography showed a homogeneous, dense, well-circumsc...

We present the case of a 26-year-old male Peruvian patient who presented with disseminated intra-abdominal hydatidosis. The patient was treated with surgical removal of the cysts and prolonged medical treatment with albendazole.

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background: hydatidosis is one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases worldwide. so far no survey was conducted to deter mine the rate of human hydatidosis in golestan province, so using ifa and elisa tests the prevalence of this disease was detected in patients referred to health centers in this province. methods: totally 1024 serum samples were collected from patients referred to different h...