title: A five-year-old child with renal hydatidosis.
abstract: Hydatidosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. Clinical manifestations include cyst formation, most commonly in the liver (67-89%) and lungs (10-15%). Renal localizations are rare. We report a case of renal hydatidosis in a five-year-old child treated in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Argentina. After the diagnosis was made, elective surgery was performed, which led to a rapid recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Ricardo Gutierrez Childrens Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gfmoscatelli@yahoo.com.ar
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moscatelli
authors.forename: Samanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Freilij
authors.forename: Fabián
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salgueiro
authors.forename: Facundo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García Bournissen
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Altcheh
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000469:parasitology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole
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