Hydatid cyst of thigh diagnosed on ultrasonography - a rare case report

Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease that is endemic in many parts of the world, especially in South America, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean region, including Turkey. This article presents an unusual case of subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the right medial side of the thigh...

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Autores principales: Gupta, A, Singal, RP, Gupta, S, Singal, R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Carol Davila University Press 2012
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Case Presentation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22802891
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description Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease that is endemic in many parts of the world, especially in South America, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean region, including Turkey. This article presents an unusual case of subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the right medial side of the thigh. According to our world literature search, few cases are reported. This site of localization is very rarely diagnosed on ultrasonography.
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spelling pubmed-33918692012-08-12 Hydatid cyst of thigh diagnosed on ultrasonography - a rare case report Gupta, A Singal, RP Gupta, S Singal, R J Med Life Case Presentation Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease that is endemic in many parts of the world, especially in South America, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean region, including Turkey. This article presents an unusual case of subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the right medial side of the thigh. According to our world literature search, few cases are reported. This site of localization is very rarely diagnosed on ultrasonography. Carol Davila University Press 2012-06-12 2012-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3391869/ /pubmed/22802891 Text en ©Carol Davila University Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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