Anaphylaxis due to a rupture of hydatid cyst: imaging findings of a 10-year-old boy.
Anaphylactic shock as a result of trauma is very rare. We report the clinical and radiologic findings of a 10-year-old boy who developed systemic anaphylaxis due to traumatic rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst into a pericystic blood vessel. In regions where hydatid disease is endemic, rupture of a hydatid cyst might be taken into consideration in patients who have post-traumatic anaphylactic shock. Likewise, this pathology should be kept in mind when evaluating an immigrant from an endemic area in nonendemic regions.
Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Erzurum, Turkey. akkanrad@hotmail.com
Mecit
M
Kantarci
Omer
O
Onbas
Fatih
F
Alper
Yalcin
Y
Celebi
Murat
M
Yigiter
Adnan
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Okur