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. 2024 Aug 22:12:2050313X241271887.
doi: 10.1177/2050313X241271887. eCollection 2024.

Young females affected with hydatidosis, case report

Santiago A Endara  1 , Gerardo A Davalos  1 , Frans I Serpa  2 , Marta L Cueva  2 , Sebastian Narvaez C  3 , Cesar M Delgado  4 , Ligia M Redroban  5 , Maribel Brito M  5 , Pablo M Caceres  6
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Young females affected with hydatidosis, case report

Santiago A Endara et al. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Hydatidosis is a zoonosis, caused by a cestode (Echinococcus). Management will depend on the organs affected by the infection and the response to medical treatment. Therapy may be clinical in early stages, but in case of poor response to drug therapy, surgery is the preferred choice. We present two cases in young females, the first case is with Hydatid cysts in both lungs and liver, she received initial medical treatment with lack of response, and surgery was indicated to resect the pulmonary and hepatic lesions. The second case is of a female with Hydatid cysts in the right lung. She was misdiagnosed at the beginning thinking of pneumonia and pulmonary abscess but after further investigation, hydatid cysts were the diagnosis, due to symptoms consistent with thoracic pain and persistent cough and the size of the cyst, surgery was indicated.

Keywords: Echinococcus; hydatid cyst; hydatidosis; surgical treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(a) Two round lesions, left of 3.38 cm, right of 3.71 cm. (b) Two lesions with liquid and solid content. (c) Left lesion with water lily sign.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(a) Two solid lesions. (b) Increase in size of the lesions compared to previous studies. (c) Round lesion located in the anterior wall of the liver.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
(a) Round lesion located in the IV segment of the liver. (b) Lesion completely resected with free margins.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
(a) Protoscolices. (b) Hooks of echinococcal scolex. HE 40×.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
(a) No lesions, presence of surgical changes. (b) Surgical changes with no signs of recurrence.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Round lesion in the lower lobe of the right lung.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Lesion with air-fluid level in the lower lobe of the right lung.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Echinococcal scolex and hooks. HE 40×.
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