A splenic hydatid cyst case presented with lumbar pain.
A splenic hydatid cyst is a rare clinical entity from among abdominal hydatid cysts, even in endemic countries. Here, a case with lumbar pain due to a giant splenic hydatid cyst is presented. The importance of this case is that the patient presented at the clinic with only lumbar pain. Initial direct abdominal plain radiography showed a giant abdominal calcification in the spleen and further examinations revealed involvement of three organs: spleen, lung, and liver.
Celebi
Selman
S
Basaranoglu
Metin
M
Karaaslan
Hayri
H
Demir
Ali
A
D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*