Hydatid cyst: Anywhere, everywhere

Abstract

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection that primarily affects the liver but which can be found anywhere in the body. This case involves spontaneous dissemination of hydatid cyst disease, a rare occurrence in the absence of any intervention or trauma.

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; HD, hydatid disease.

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35-year-old male with complaints of abdominal distention. Ultrasound of abdomen using 5 MHz curvilinear probe shows in the mesentry and omentum.

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35-year-old male with complaints of abdominal distention. Ultrasound of abdomen using 5 MHz curvilnear probe shows multiple cystic lesions in the mesentry and omentum.

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35-year-old male with complaints of abdominal distention. Axial noncontrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen shows multiple cystic lesions in the omentum and liver (kvp :120 mas: 100, 5mm thickness).

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35-year-old male with complaints of abdominal distention. Axial noncontrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen shows multiple cystic lesions in the pelvis in the mesentery and near the bladder (Kvp:120 mas:100 5mm thickness).

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35-year-old male with complaints of abdominal distention. Axial noncontrast-enhanced CT of the thorax in mediastinal (A) and lung window (B) shows a large cyst in the left posterobasal segment of the left lobe with broncheiectatic changes in the right lower lobe. Another cyst seen adjacent to the spleen. (Kvp: 120 mas:100 5 mm thickness).