title: Diffuse abdominal hydatidosis: role of magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Internal Medicine, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zippi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siliquini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fierro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aloisio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corbi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scocchera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parlanti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Garbarino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carrozzo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maccioni
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male