Primary hydatid disease of chest wall mimicking chest wall mass-case report

Abstract

Highlights Hydatid disease can affect chest wall like many other organs. Primary hydatid disease of chest wall can present as a chest wall mass. Treatment of chest wall hydatid disease is surgery. Anti-parasite drugs and scolicidal agents can also be used.

Pelvic hydatid cyst presentation as an ovarian torsion: A rare case report

“…Hydatid disease is commonly caused by Echinococcus granulosus and is endemic in several countries, including Iran. 1,7 The main host and most common source of this infection are dogs, which can incidentally transmit the parasite to humans. 8 The patient was a young woman with no underlying disease.…”