Hydatid Disease

Hydatid disease, a zoonosis, occurs worldwide but its prevalence is high in those countries where sheep and cattle raising constitute an important industry due to close association between man, sheep and dog. Most common sites of involvement by hydatid disease are liver followed by lung. Splenic involvement by hydatid disease is very rare accounting for only 0.9% to 8.0% of all cases. Other rare sites include heart, pancreas and muscles. We report a case of histopathologically confirmed primary hydatid cyst spleen in an 18 year old male, which is a rare entity. Hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of spleen. Primary Hydatid Cyst of Spleen: A Rare Entity- Ashok Sangwaiya OMICS Group International is one of the leading Open Access Publishers which is running 700+ peer-reviewed journals with quality articles. Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Heath is one of the best journals which publish world quality articles. Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Heath is a wide range of area that deals with tropical & sub-tropical diseases.

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