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Hydatid Cyst of Spleen Presenting with Vague Symptoms: A Diagnostic Conundrum.
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- Isolated splenic involvement in hydatid disease: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Management of a large splenic hydatid cyst in pregnancy: A case report.Case reports in women's health · 2024Article
- A rare simultaneous occurrence of splenic and ovarian hydatid cyst: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Primitive isolated hydatid cyst of the spleen: total splenectomy versus spleen saving surgical modalities.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Primary giant splenic hydatid disease in a pregnant woman: case report.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publicaArticle
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Abstract
Hydatid cysts are caused by a tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. They usually occur in the liver. When occurring in spleen they present with vague symptoms which make it difficult for the physicians to diagnose. We present a case of a 10-year-old male who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and burning micturition along with vomiting. Abdominal exam revealed no visceromegaly. Abdominal ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) scan showed multiple hypoechoic and hypo-dense areas, respectively. Splenic abscess, abdominal tuberculosis (TB), pyelonephritis and malignancy were ruled out with appropriate investigations. The patient was not responding to triple therapy of antibiotics (ceftriaxone, metronidazole, and cloxacillin). A final diagnosis of hydatid cyst of spleen was made when serum echinococcus immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were found to be positive. The patient was treated with albendazole and was discharged on improvement. It is vital to be vigilant and consider echinococcal hydatid cyst as a differential in the lesions of spleen, especially if the patient has a rural background.
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