Njeruh, F.M; Gathuma, J.M; Tumboh-Oeri, A.G Date: 1986 A method for preparation of a hydatid cyst antigen antigen "880" of Echinococcus granulosus origin by heat treatment of concentrated cattle hydatid cyst fluid (HCF) is described. The thermo-stable antigen was applied in the serological diagnosis of human hydatidosis where a total of 78 "blind" sera were examined by the indirect hemagglutina...

BACKGROUND Hydatid disease is rare in the United States. Rarely the hydatid cyst can become infected with mycotic organisms, such as Aspergillus. We describe a young male who presents with clinical features of suppurative lung abscess whose workup diagnosed hydatid cyst complicated by Aspergillus co-infection. CASE PRESENTATION A 27-year-old Peruvian male was hospitalized because of fever, ch...

Hydatid cyst is a disease caused by a parasitic tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus, and most commonly involves liver and lung. Ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst can present a diagnostic challenge, and radiograph can be inconclusive. Anaphylactic reaction is a rare complication of ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst. A 22-year-old male came to our emergency department in shock with symptoms of shortnes...

A 59-year-old woman presented with weight loss and left hypochondrial discomfort that had been present for 2 weeks. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a 12cm×11cm lobulated nonenhancing cystic lesion with intrinsic heterogeneous hyperdense areas (●" Fig.1) and peripheral wall calcification (●" Fig.1b). A provisional diagnosis of cystic neoplasm of the tail of the pancreas was made and ...

BACKGROUND Approximately in 50% of the patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), pleural fluid collection occurs at the early postoperative period and resolves spontaneously. CASE REPORT CABG was performed on a 54-year-old male. In the early postoperative period, the chest roentgenogram revealed right pleural collection. The preoperative and the postoperative hepatic ...

Background: Hydatidosis is one of the cosmopolitan parasitic zoonoses caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Diagnosis of hydatidosis is still an unresolved problem. Serological tests using crude antigens for diagnosis of E. granulosus are sensi-tive, however their specificity are not satisfactory. Therefore, WHO recommended spe-cific serological methods using specific antigens,...

Sir, Only a few cases of hydatid cyst occurring in the neck area have been reported the biggest series being 9 cases reported by Touhami et al.' This prompted us to report a further case. A 25 year old male presented with a swelling on the left side of the lower neck, gradually progressive in size for one year. The swelling was 10 x 8 cm, situated partially under the left lower part of the ster...

Sir, Only a few cases of hydatid cyst occurring in the neck area have been reported the biggest series being 9 cases reported by Touhami et al.' This prompted us to report a further case. A 25 year old male presented with a swelling on the left side of the lower neck, gradually progressive in size for one year. The swelling was 10 x 8 cm, situated partially under the left lower part of the ster...

Hydatid cyst of spleen is a rare condition compared to hydatid cyst of other organs. It ranges from 0.5-4.0 % of abdominal hydatid cyst. The most common sites for hydatid cyst are the liver (60-70%) and lung (10-40%). The first filter of hydatid cyst is liver followed by lung which acts as a second filter. The other rare sites of hydatid cyst are spleen, thyroid, gall bladder, central nervous s...