Presentation
Incidental finding.
Patient Data
Age: elderly
From the case:
Splenic hydatid cyst
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A calcified focal lesion in the spleen.
From the case:
Splenic hydatid cyst
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A solitary calcified lesion located in the left hypochondrium.
From the case:
Splenic hydatid cyst
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A solitary splenic lesion, completely calcified, consistent with splenic hydatid infection.
Case Discussion
Splenic hydatid infection is a rare form of hydatid disease, with the same characteristics of various appearances of a hydatid cyst. They are generally asymptomatic.
This case shows one of the forms of a suspected hydatid cyst, completely calcified consistent with a CE 5 splenic hydatid cyst (inactive, dead cyst).
Case courtesy Dr. Ismail Sayed Ismail, Egypt.
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