CASE REPORT ON HEPATIC HYDATID CYST IN ADULT MALE
Dr. P. Sahithi Reddy*, Dr. Sadhna Sharma and Dr. M. Hanvitha
ABSTRACT
Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease caused by parasite Echinococcus granulosusand Echinococcus multilocularis In India, it is more prevalent in states of AndhraPradesh and Tamil Nadu and is also endemic in Rajasthan. This is a case of Hydatidcyst in right lobe of liver which presented as 53 yr old male with complaints ofabdominal distension, bilateral lower limb swelling, shortness of breath, dry coughsince 6 days. Per abdominal examination- Distended with tenderness in righthypochondrium, shifting dullness was present. USG Abdomen and HRCT CHEST–Well defined cystic lesion with peripheral rim calcification and echogenic centre isnoted in right lobe of liver P/o Hydatid cyst in liver.
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