Echinococcal cyst of the subcutaneous tissue: a rare case report

M Safioleas; N Nikiteas; M Stamatakos; C Safioleas; C H Manti; C Revenas; P Safioleas

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2007.11.002

Echinococcal cyst of the subcutaneous tissue: a rare case report

Parasitol Int. 2008 Jun;57(2):236-8. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.11.002. Epub 2007 Nov 22.

Authors

M Safioleas¹, N Nikiteas, M Stamatakos, C Safioleas, C H Manti, C Revenas, P Safioleas

Affiliation

¹ 2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, Athens University, Laiko General Hospital, 7 Kyprou Ave, 15237, Filothei, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 18203655
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.11.002

Abstract

Hydatid disease is an endemic zoonosis caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. The most common affected organs are the liver and the lungs. Echinococcal cyst located in the subcutaneous tissue constitutes an extremely rare manifestation of the hydatid disease. Here we present a case report with a cystic mass in the subcutaneous tissue of the left gluteal area, diagnosed as being a hydatid cyst.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Buttocks / diagnostic imaging*
Buttocks / parasitology
Buttocks / surgery
Connective Tissue Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Connective Tissue Diseases / parasitology*
Connective Tissue Diseases / surgery
Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging
Echinococcosis / parasitology*
Echinococcosis / surgery
Humans
Male
Subcutaneous Tissue / diagnostic imaging
Subcutaneous Tissue / parasitology*
Subcutaneous Tissue / pathology
Subcutaneous Tissue / surgery
Ultrasonography