Open AccessAnaphylaxis due to spontaneous rupture of primary isolated splenic hydatid cyst
Author(s) -
Fuat Özkan,
Yakup Yeşılkaya,
Onur Peker,
Mürvet Yüksel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.114275
Subject(s) - echinococcus granulosus , medicine , anaphylaxis , anaphylactic shock , zoonosis , echinococcosis , cyst , hydatid cyst , complication , disease , spleen , helminthiasis , pathology , immunology , surgery , allergy , biology , zoology
Echinococcosis is a helminthic zoonosis mainly caused by Echinococcus granulosus and commonly encountered in endemic areas. The liver and lung are the most frequently involved organs. A primary isolated hydatid cyst of spleen is an extremely rare disease even in endemic areas. Anaphylactic reaction is a known complication of cystic hydatid disease, a parasitic infestation caused by the larval/cyst stage of E. granulosus that usually occurs after trauma or during interventions. To the best of our knowledge, anaphylaxis with spontaneous rupture of primary isolated splenic hydatidoses had not been reported previously. The main purpose of this report is to highlight life-threatening complications such as anaphylactic shock that should be considered due to primary isolated splenic cyst hydatid rupture in especially endemic regions.