ABSTRACT
Contrary to the popular perception, hydatosis does not remain restricted to certain geographical locales but is a global health concern, particularly in the rural countryside. Although liver and lung involvement account for the majority of the lesions, primary breast, bone, kidney and soft tissue hydatosis with features of cystic echinococcosis are extremely rare. We report four such rare cases of cystic echinococcosis which were diagnosed and treated in our institute.
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Adult , Animals , Bone Diseases/parasitology , Breast/pathology , Breast Diseases/parasitology , Echinococcosis/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Kidney/pathology , Kidney Diseases/parasitology , Male , Middle Aged , Soft Tissue Infections/parasitology , Ulna/parasitologyABSTRACT
A 58-year-old female patient who had recurrent right temporal region cystic mass, eight months after the first unsuccessful operation is our Study case. CT scan of cranium and Brain was performed and a multilocular cystic mass with no Intra-orbital or sinus involvement was reported. The patient underwent exploration and hydatid cyst of soft tissue of the temporal region was identified. Cysto-pericystectomy and open drainage was done. Histopathologic report confirmed the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. The patient was discharged at the third post-operative day with no complications. The aim of this case study is the rarity of soft tissue hydatid cyst
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Humans , Female , Soft Tissue Infections/parasitology , Face , Echinococcosis/surgeryABSTRACT
Between 1979 and 1989 patients presented with soft tissue infections caused by salmonella typhi or paratyphi B, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital Dr. Lucio Cordova, Santiago, Chile. These complications appeared during or after the clinical course of an enteric fever, or without any antecedent illness. The patients were predominantly young and females. The lesions were mainly located in the lower extremities. 50 percent of the patients presented with a concommitant deep bone or joint infection. 11 patients were treated with cloramphenicol (average 22,8 days), 3 with TMP-SMX (average 23 days) and 4 whith a combination of drugs. 13 patients required surgical drainage. This unusual complication extended hospital stay convelescence, but all our patients had a complete recovery