BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus, and ingesting eggs released through the faeces from infected dogs infects humans. The location of the hydatid cysts is mostly hepatic and/or pulmonary, whereas musculoskeletal hydatidosis is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report an unusual case of primary muscular hydatidosis in proximity of the big adductor in a young S...

Two fbms of human echinococcosis or hydatidosis have been reportedinJapan: alveolar hydatidosis (AHD), which is caused by larval Echinococcus multilocularis, and cystic hydatidosis (CHD), which is caused by larval E. granulosus ( 1 ). Thee hundred and eighty-three AHD cases were reported from 1937-1998 in Hokkaido, a large northemmost island of Japan (2). In contrast, CHD cases were reported fr...

Multivesicular, pulmonary and cardiac hydatidosis are rarely observed and can give rise to serious complications. Cysts can remain asymptomatic for a long time, until they reveal themselves perforating into cardiac chambers and/or pulmonary arteries or the systemic circulation. A rare case of multivesicular interatrial septum hydatid cyst with multiple pulmonary involvement in a native Italian ...

Hydatidosis (echinococcosis) is a parasitic disease caused by the development in the human host of the larval form of the Echinococcus spp. tapeworm. Among the parasitic diseases transmitted from animal to human, hydatidosis represents the main Romanian helminthic zoonosis in humans, due to the severity of the clinical presentation and the complications of this illness. Before 1995-2000, surgic...

Hydatidosis is a zoonotic infection which commonly affects the liver and the lungs. Secondary sites of infection are reported, although rarely. Primary infection of the uterus is a very rare entity and presents as a clinical dilemma. We hereby, report one such case of primary uterine hydatidosis which was provisionally diagnosed as an ovarian mass and during surgery mimicked a degenerated fibro...

A 56-year-old man presented as an acute coronary syndrome. A transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) performed to assess left ventricular (LV) function revealed multiple hydatid cysts in the right ventricular cavity compressing the interventricular septum. CT scan for chest and abdomen revealed similar cysts in right-lung apex and left lobe of liver. A polyvisceral involvement in the setting of mu...

Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis or hydatidosis, is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms (metacestode) of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid disease is an important public health problem and is endemic in sheep and cattle raising areas worldwide. Musculoskeletal or soft tissue hydatidosis accounts for about 0.5%-5%. Even in regions where echinococcosis is endemic, hydatido...

We present a case of a 38-year–old Turkish patient with a previously diagnosed cardiac hydatidosis, which is a parasitic infection most commonly induced by Echinococcus granulosus and with only rare cardiac involvement (0.5%– 2.0%). In 1998, the patient survived a cardiogenic shock caused by the rupture of 1 hydatic cyst and concomitant cardiac tamponade. Postsurgery, the patient was treated ph...

The present study aimed at detecting the association of ovine major histocompatibility complex class II (Ovar II) DRB1 gene second exon and susceptibility or resistance to hydatidosis in three sheep breeds of Sinkiang. The MHC-DRB1 second exon was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from DNA samples of healthy sheep and sheep with hydatidosis. PCR products were characterized by the res...

Hydatid disease is a preventable parasitic disease caused by the Echinococcus, a tapeworm. Even in this 21 st century, it is still not eradicated. Hence, even now we should know about hydatidosis. This review article includes a brief introduction followed by pathology. The various clinical features are discussed in detail. The common complications and some unusual complications are mentioned. A...