Open AccessPrimary hydatid cyst of the small intestine masquerading as intestinal duplication
Author(s) -
S. Tlili,
Y. Hellal,
R. Ben Abdallah,
Aida Daib,
Malek Boughdir,
Fatma Trabelsi,
S. Abid,
Khaoula Ben Hassine,
Wafa Koubâa,
Y. Gharbi,
N. Kaabar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.83.22815
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcus granulosus , zoonosis , hydatid cyst , disease , public health , endemic disease , cyst , parasitic disease , helminthiasis , taenia , zoonotic disease , echinococcosis , helminths , pediatrics , pathology , immunology , zoology , biology
Hydatid disease or hydatidosis is a worldwide zoonosis disease caused by the tapeworm of Echinococcus granulosus and still widely endemic in Tunisia especially in rural areas where the sheep-dog cycle is dominant. It is an important public health problem in the pediatric age group causing significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of primary hydatid cyst of the small intestine in a child and we want to highlight the difficulty that we meet in the diagnosis despite the contribution of imaging.