Primary Peritoneal Hydatid Cyst in a Middle Aged Immigrant Woman

Year 2020, Volume: 10 Issue: 02, 108 - 109, 29.11.2020

Faheemullah Khan Ghazala Wahid

https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.748740

Abstract

Middle aged immigrant lady presented with abdominal distension and discomfort for the last few months. Clinical examination showed a soft tissue mass occupying the epigastrium and left hypochondrium. Contrast enhanced abdominal CT scan showed a giant cystic lesion in the upper abdomen. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was ordered for confirmation of echinococcosis, which came positive. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(2):108-109.

Keywords

Hydatid Cyst , Abdominal CT , Primary , Peritoneal

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