title: Primary splenic hydatid cyst: a case report with characteristic imaging appearance.
abstract: A middle-aged lady presented with pain, tenderness and swelling in the left hypochondrium since one month. She had a history of contact with dogs and grazing animals. Sonography and computed tomography showed the pathognomonic signs of hydatid disease. The patient refused surgical treatment. She was discharged on Albendazole therapy and did not return for a follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, 4th year Medical Students, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Yousuf A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Husen
authors.forename: Naila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nadeem
authors.forename: Fawad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bhaila
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole