Sudden death due to ruptured hydatid cyst of the liver.
The cyst stage of Echinococcus granulosus is commonly located in the liver, which frequently results in a long symptomless period. We present a sudden death due to a freshly hemorrhagic hydatid cyst following blunt trauma to the liver in a 19-year-old boy. The possible mechanism was thought to be an anaphylactoid reaction to the leakage of the cyst fluid.
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D003645:Death, Sudden; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous