A CASE PRESENTATION : DISSEMINATED ABDOMINAL HYDATIDOSIS

Sonia Kashyap, Saurabh Mishra, Ankur Dharmani

Abstract


Hydatid disease, a parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulosus is characterized by cyst formation in various organs. Secondary
involvement via the hematogenous route can be found in any anatomic area. A typical case of Intra-abdominal Disseminated abdominal
hydatidosis presented to us in the Hepatology OPD in PGIMER, Chandigarh and was medically managed with tablet albendazole


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