Renal hydatid cyst: an isolated involvement

ABSTRACT

Hydatid cyst can occur in any part of the body. Isolated involvement of viscera other than liver and lung is rare In this report we present a case of seven years old male child who had an isolated involvement of left kidney with hydatid cyst. CT scan showed multiple cysts of left kidney with no renal function. His indirect hemagglutination [IHA] test showed a value of 18192. He was initially put on albendazole to which he showed partial response. At surgery multiple hydatid cysts were removed from kidney. Post operative radio isotope renal scan revealed the function of 15%