Diffuse abdominal hydatidosis: role of magnetic resonance imaging.
Hydatid cyst disease still is a serious public-health problem in endemic areas. It is a tissue infestation caused by the larval stage of a parasite, Echinococcus granulosus. Although liver and lung are the most commonly involved organs, hydatid disease can occur in all viscera and soft tissues. In 10% of cases, hydatid disease arises in the viscera: mainly in the spleen (0.9-8%), but also in kidney, bone, heart and peritoneal cavity (0.5-5%). Other rare locations such as muscles have been described in less than 1% of cases of hydatid disease. We report magnetic resonance imaging findings of a case of diffuse abdominal hydatidosis.
Zippi
M
M
Unit of Internal Medicine, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Siliquini
F
F
Fierro
A
A
Aloisio
P
P
Corbi
S
S
Scocchera
F
F
Parlanti
S
S
Garbarino
V
V
Carrozzo
F
F
Maccioni
F
F
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male