The Diagnosis of Human Pulmonary Hydatidosis by the Immunoelectrophoresis Test

Yarzábal, L. A.; Leiton, J; López-Lemes, M. H.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1974.23.662

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“…In calcified hydatid cysts, it is postulated that the physical status of the hydatid cyst membranes influences the degree of antigen stimulation of the immune system of the host, and therefore, affects the success of the immunodiagnostic test. [40] False-positive serologic test results have been reported in patients with malignant disease. [41] Several immunologic tests may also help in the diagnosis, although laboratory data are sometimes uncertain; hepatic hydatidosis is reported to be confirmed in 80-94%, but extrahepatic hydatidosis only in 65% of cases, even when the immunologic tests are based on multiple methods.…”

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Hydatid cyst of spleen: A diagnostic challenge

2013

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Although splenic involvement alone in hydatid disease is very rare, spleen is the third most common organ involved in hydatid disease. The rarity of splenic hydatid disease poses a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, particularly in non-endemic areas. As the hydatid cyst can present as a simple cyst without having the classic serological and imaging features, and later can lead to life-threatening complications like anaphylaxis, hydatid disease of spleen should be considered in differential in every patient in endemic areas with cystic lesion of spleen until proved otherwise. The author used the keyword “splenic hydatid cyst” in PubMed and reviewed the scientific literatures published from January 1965 to June 2012. The present review is to accentuate the incidence, classification, clinical and pathophysiological features, differential diagnosis, diagnostic modalities, and treatment choices of hydatid cyst of spleen along with follow-up strategy and newer treatment approaches.

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Hydatid cyst of spleen: A diagnostic challenge

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“…In fact, in one study, the investigators did not find a single negative test in ruptured infected hydatid cysts, and they concluded that the success or failure of this immunodiagnostic test depended on the integrity of cyst membrane. 17 The latest in the array of tests for hydatidosis are the radioimmunoassay (RIA) and the microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). 18,19…”

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Hydatid Disease of the Lung

Dhar¹,

Kaul²

1988

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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“…VARELA-DIAZ et al (1975 c) further reported that knowledge of comparative sensitivity and specificity of serological tests used in hydatidosis is lacking, since sera of varying activities, different technical conditions and positivity criteria are often employed for each of the tests. Furthermore, previous studies by WILLIAMS et al (1971) and YARZABAL et al (1974) have shown that an association exists between the sensitivity of a serological test and the localization or physical conditions of hydatid cysts.…”

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Experience in Northern Nigeria with countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis, double diffusion and indirect haemagglutination tests for diagnosis of hydatid cyst in camels

1981

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Sera from 36 slaughtered camels with proven hydatid disease, from 46 camels found to be free of hydatidosis at post-mortem meat inspection, and from 26 animals with confirmed caprine heartwater, bovine trypanosomiasis and cysticercosis were examined. The indirect haemagglutination was found to be the most sensitive but least specific of the three tests. Ouchterlony's double diffusion (DD) test was specific and fairly sensitive. Although the countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis was as specific as DD, it was the least sensitive of the three serological tests.All three serological tests were always positive in camels with hydatid cyst infection affecting both the liver and the lung. A combination of indirect haemagglutination and Ouchterlony's double diffusion tests could be useful for diagnosing hydatidosis in camels and probably other animals.

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The Diagnosis of Human Pulmonary Hydatidosis by the Immunoelectrophoresis Test

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Hydatid cyst of spleen: A diagnostic challenge

Hydatid cyst of spleen: A diagnostic challenge

Hydatid Disease of the Lung

Experience in Northern Nigeria with countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis, double diffusion and indirect haemagglutination tests for diagnosis of hydatid cyst in camels

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