[An elderly man with cholestatic jaundice due to biliary hydatidosis].
Hydatid disease is found throughout the world, with a higher prevalence in the Mediterranean area. In Spain, the most endemic regions are Rioja and Aragon, with rates above 10 cases/100,000 inhabitants, followed by Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y Leon (5-10 cases/100,000 inhabitants). This parasitic disease is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus (EG) and the main organs affected are the liver and the lung (85 % cases). We present a case of obstructive jaundice and secondary cholangitis due to a biliary hydatidosis. Abdominal computed tomography scan showed dilatation of the entire biliary tract. The technique used for diagnosis and treatment was endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Guerrero Díaz
M Teresa
MT
Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, España. maguerrero1965@yahoo.es
Prado Esteban
Florentino
F
Macías Montero
M Cruz
MC
Muñoz Pascual
Angélica
A
Ridruejo
Elena
E
Pérez-Miranda
Manuel
M
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male