Disseminated Hydatid Disease in a Child Involving Multiple Organ Systems: A Case Report
| Autor: | Iqraa Ansar, Faizan Shaukat, Ghazan Askar, Awaiz Ahmed, Hamza Khan, Muhammad Usman Shabbir, Abdullah Zaki, Muhammad Imran Sohail |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
echinococcus Computed tomography Infectious Disease Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Pediatrics 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pediatric Surgery hydatid disease disseminated hydatid disease parasitic diseases medicine Disseminated disease Echinococcus granulosus Organ system biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Engineering afghanistan zoonosis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification cystic echinococcosis Echinococcus parasitic infection Radiology Ultrasonography business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Pediatric population |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by Echinococcus granulosus, which involves the liver and lungs primarily. The authors report a case of disseminated hydatid disease involving multiple organs simultaneously in a 7-year-old child from Kabul, Afghanistan. The patient under examination had been having a complaint of cough and low-grade fever for the last one year. Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (USG) demonstrated cystic lesions in his liver, lungs, spleen, and suprarenal region. The literature review showed that it was very rare for hydatid disease to involve multiple organs simultaneously, even in endemic areas, and the management of disseminated disease was very challenging, especially in the pediatric population. |
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