Open AccessA Five-Year-Old Child with Renal Hydatidosis
Author(s) -
Guillermo Moscatelli,
Samanta Moroni,
Héctor Freilij,
Fabián Salgueiro,
Facundo GarcíaBournissen,
Jaime Altcheh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1476-1645
pISSN - 0002-9637
DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0243
Subject(s) - cestode infections , helminths , medicine , helminthiasis , echinococcosis , pediatrics , pathology , immunology
Hydatidosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. Clinical manifestations include cyst formation, most commonly in the liver (67-89%) and lungs (10-15%). Renal localizations are rare. We report a case of renal hydatidosis in a five-year-old child treated in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Argentina. After the diagnosis was made, elective surgery was performed, which led to a rapid recovery.
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