Unusual sites of hydatid cysts in India.
Hydatid disease usually affects liver and lungs, but may affect any organ, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. We analysed 110 patients with hydatid cyst over 21 years in our general surgical unit, which included 24 cases in unusual sites. The spleen was the most common, followed by skin and soft tissues.
Khanna
A K
AK
Department of Surgery, Banares Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India. akk_dr@satyam.net.in
Prasanna
G Venkateshwar
GV
Khanna
Rahul
R
Khanna
Anuradha
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*