[Echinococcosis in pregnancy].
Hydatid disease affects sheep and cattle and is caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Affected human beings are only chance intermediate hosts. We present a woman admitted in her 22nd week of pregnancy because of upper abdominal pain and persistent vomiting. The presumptive diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the liver was established by ultrasound, X-ray and CT examinations. At laparotomy a 10 x 7 cm hydatid cyst was removed from the liver. She recovered completely and delivered spontaneously at term. There was no evidence of hydatid disease in the newborn or in the placenta.
Fisher
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Women's Health Center, Kupat Holim, Kiryat Shmona.
Kasis
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Oren
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D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome