Case presentation of axillary swelling as hydatid cyst

Abstract

Hydatid disease is induced most commonly due to infestation of the parasitic organism, Echinococcus granulosus. Lack of personal and communal hygiene increases the chances of contracting this infection. Zoonotic organisms are typically seen in the liver; they occasionally move to the brain, lungs and kidneys; they are seldom found in muscle, eye, vagina, bone or heart. A 36year-old male patient was shown predominantly with right axillary swelling for three months which was painless and gradually progressive in nature. On investigations by ultrasonography (USG) and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), it was diagnosed as a case of a hydatid cyst of muscle. The infection was treated with the administration of antiparasitic therapy combined with total cystectomy and instilled scolicidal agents with follow-up monitoring with the surgeons.

Hepatic hydatidosis complicating pregnancy: A clinical challenge

“…Echinococcus granulosus causes cystic echinococcosis in various organs and echinococcus multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis. In its life cycle of accidental human intermediate host, the oncospheres invade the intestines, enter the vasculature where the liver acts as first filter for hydatid larvae making it the most common site to be affected, followed by lungs (Elshazly et al, 2009;Jain et al, 2022). Hepatic hydatid disease is generally asymptomatic for many years unless the cyst grows large Authors' Affiliation:…”