
Splenic Hydatid Cyst- A Case Report
Correspondence Address :Leena Kumar,
Junior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and
Research Institute, Ammapettai, Nellikuppam, Chennai-603108, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: leenakandeeban@gmail.com
Although involvement of spleen is rare in cases of hydatid disease, it should always be considered as a differential diagnosis for a cystic lesion in any of the solid organs, abdomen, lung or brain. The current case report is of a 60-year-old female patient who presented to Emergency Department with complaints of left upper quadrant pain which was continuous and dull aching. Ultrasound abdomen revealed a well-defined multicystic lesion with septations in spleen. Computed tomographic examination and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the same and the lesion showed the characteristic T2 hypointense rim, consistent with hydatid disease. Splenectomy was performed for the patient and proved to be splenic hydatid.
Computed tomography, Magnetic resonance imaging, Spleen, Ultrasonography
10.7860/JCDR/2021/47840.14717
Date of Submission: Nov 20, 2020
Date of Peer Review: Jan 14, 2021
Date of Acceptance: Feb 23, 2021
Date of Publishing: Apr 01, 2021
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