Giant Calcified Hepatic Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e56876
• Main Authors: Sutihar, Anshu, Lamichhane, Deepak, JanakyRaman, Gubeanthrey, Arafin, Md Mortuza, Shrestha, Rudish Jaz, Pandey, Niroj, Yadav, Anil, Uprety, Subash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 25-03-2024; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abscesses; Anemia; Bacterial infections; Blood; Calcification; Case reports; Chemotherapy; Cysts; Fever; Hemoglobin; Immunology; Infections; Infectious Disease; Internal Medicine; Intervention; Laboratories; Leukocytes; Liver; Lungs; Pain; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Radiology; Serology; Surgery; Tomography; infectious and parasitic diseases; cyst hydatid; helminth infection; echinococcus granulosus; role of imaging studies
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.56876

Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease caused by the parasite
. It is an endemic disease in many parts of the world. Although humans are incidental hosts of the parasite, the disease sometimes results in fatal consequences. The liver and lungs are the most common sites of infection in humans. We report the case of a 45-year-old female who presented with complaints of right hypochondriac pain, fever, and cough, initially suspected as a case of liver abscess but later diagnosed as a giant calcified hydatid cyst of the liver. Imaging and immunoglobulin G for
helped confirm our diagnosis. Based on her symptoms, the patient was treated symptomatically with analgesics, paracetamol, and an antitussive for pain, fever, and cough, respectively. In terms of definitive care, she was treated with oral albendazole and referred to her home district for necessary surgical intervention.