Renal Hydatid: Rare Site of Rare Disease
South Asian Journal of Parasitology · pp. 29–33 · Published 9 Mar 2023
Abstract
Echinococcosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of a cestode Echinococcus granulosus. It manifests as hydatid cyst. Infection is transferred through the oral-fecal pathway by eggs of the parasite. Hydatid cyst can be made in liver, lung and rarely in heart, breast, thyroid, soft tissue of neck and kidney. Herein, we present a case of hydatid cyst of kidney, a rare organ to get infected by Echinococcus granulosus. Our patient, presented with dull vague pain & heaviness in left flank, got diagnosed with hydatid cyst of left kidney on radiology. Nephrectomy was performed, in view of non- functional nature of kidney.
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