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| Intestinal hydatidosis in unusual location: A case report | ||||||
| Nagarekha Kulkarni | ||||||
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Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, Karnataka, India.
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| Kulkarni N. Intestinal hydatidosis in unusual location: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(2):103–107. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Hydatid cyst in the small intestine is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in literature.
Case Report: A 60-year-old male presented with abdominal pain in the periumbilical region, nausea and fever. Hematological investigations revealed neutrophilic leukocytosis with eosinophilia. Ultrasound scan revealed multiple hypoechoic cysts in the small intestine. Serological tests were positive for hydatid disease. Surgical laparotomy was done and patient was treated with antihelminthic drugs. Histological diagnosis of hydatidosis was made. Conclusion: Intestinal hydatidosis is a rare entity and can be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen or abdominal mass. | |
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Keywords:
Hydatid cyst, Echinococcus, Hydatidosis
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Author Contributions
Nagarekha Kulkarni – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© Nagarekha Kulkarni et al. 2013; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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