Open AccessMultiple Fat- Containing Hepatic Hydatid Cysts: A Case Report in The X- Ray Institute at Medical City Health Directorate in Iraq
Author(s) -
Issam Tariq Abdul-Wahaab,
AUTHOR_ID,
Khaleel A Hadi,
Haider Abdulameer Ghayad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ diyālá al-ṭibbiyyaẗ/maǧallaẗ diyālá al-ṭibbiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-8982
pISSN - 2219-9764
DOI - 10.26505/djm.21026070530
Subject(s) - echinococcus granulosus , asymptomatic , medicine , hydatid cyst , echinococcus multilocularis , endemic disease , disease , echinococcus , zoonosis , echinococcosis , abdomen , radiology , cyst , zoonotic disease , parasite hosting , pathology , veterinary medicine , biology , zoology , world wide web , computer science
Background: Hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis parasite which is still endemic in many countries all over the world especially in the developing countries. The liver is the primary site to be infested by the parasite with a rate of 60 – 75%. The right lobe of the liver gets infected in about 80% of cases. Hydatid disease of the liver is usually asymptomatic and most cases discovered accidentally on routine clinical or radiological examinations for other illness. Symptoms usually appear in complicated cases either due to rupture, secondary bacterial infection, or due to the large size of the cyst which might cause pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, discomfort, and sometimes swelling. In this case report, we reported the presence of fat globules within the hepatic hydatid cysts which is most probably due to rupture of hepatic hydatid cysts into the biliary tree. Keywords: Hepatic, hydatid cyst, fat globule and CT scan