title: Hydatid disease in children may have an atypical presentation.
abstract: Although there is voluminous literature describing various aspects of hydatid disease in children, little attention has been paid to the small group of patients whose symptoms result in atypical presentation. This article addresses this problem, describing the features in ten children aged from 2 to 12 years. The sites of involvement were within a choledochal cyst (1). the pelvic cavity (1), the spleen (1), and transverse mesocolon. Albendazole was efficacious in the treatment of one recurrent case, as well as in preventing recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000469:parasitology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000469:parasitology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000469:parasitology; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole