hydatid disease is the most common infections worldwide, but it rarely involves multiple organs. herein, a 12-year-old boy is presented, who was admitted to children's medical center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran with symptoms of irritability, sleepless, and weak­ness of the extremities. patient's brain computed tomography (ct) scan with contrast media showed large multil...

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 from...

Echinococcosis is especial ly endemic to the Mediterranean Region, Australia, the Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and South America, and is the most common zoonotic infection in the world. Echinococcosis in humans is caused by the larval stages of cestode species of the genus Echinococcus, predominantly by Echinococcus granulosus[1]. These cysts are often seen as a single cyst in humans, although ...

A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2007 to November 2008 to estimate the prevalence of hydatidosis in slaughtered cattle from two abattoirs in Mongu, Western Province, Zambia, using prospective and retrospective data. Out of the 4061 cattle examined during postmortem inspection, 84 (2.1%) were positive for hydatidosis. No cases were detected from Kaoma and Shangombo districts; h...

Mebendazole was given to two patients with multiple hydatidosis of the liver and three patients with multiple hydatidosis of the lungs. They could not be treated surgically because of aduanced diseases. So they wer given a daily dose of 25-40 mg/kg body weight for 9-12 months. Definite clinical result in one patient and some clinical improvements in the size of the liver and clearance of the lu...

BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases that cause considerable public health problems in Iran. The present study was designed to investigate pediatric hydatidosis in patients referred to the Children Medical Center Hospital in Tehran, Iran during 2005-2010. METHODS Data were collected from the records of 17 patients referred to the center with hydatidosis. Data included ...

Hydatid disease also known as echinococcosis is an endemic zoonotic infestation in cattle-raising regions of the world formed by the larval forms of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. This disease is mainly caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus alveolaris. Although hydatidosis is most often occurred in the liver [60%-70%] and lung [20%-30%], it can occ...

A cross sectional study was conducted from October 2010 to March 2011 to assess the prevalence, cyst viability, organ distribution and financial losses of bovine hydatidosis in cattle slaughtered at Dessie municipal abattoir. Postmortem inspection, cyst characterization and financial loss estimations were conducted. Out of 610 inspected cattle, 83 (13.61%) were harbouring a single or multiple h...

A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2011 to April 2012 to assess the status of cystic hydatidosis in cattle slaughtered at Gondar Elfora abattoir. Out of the total 400 cattle examined visually and manually (palpation and incision), 112 (28%) were found harboring hydatid cysts. A significantly higher infection was detected in older cattle (P<0.05, P2=12.191) than young. Regarding ...

Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis or hydatidosis, is an infectious disease caused by the cestode Echinococcus. Echinococcus granulosus is the most common Echinococcus species affecting human beings. It may affect any organ and tissue in the body, in particular the liver and lung. Musculoskeletal or soft tissue hydatidosis accounts for about 0.5%-5% of all echinococcal infections in ...