Hakeem Aijaz, Shafi Hakim, Gojwari Tariq A, Rasool Shubana, Ahmad Muneer
Department of Radiodiagnosis, SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;29(5):407-9. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.55174.
Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus . Infected dogs release eggs through their feces and the eggs infect humans through food and water. The most common locations of hydatid cysts are the liver and lungs, but primary mediastinal involvement, though rare, can be encountered. We report on a 16-year-old female with a primary mediastinal hydatid cyst leading to popliteal arterial embolization. The mediastinal lesion was treated with partial pericystectomy with removal of the germinal membrane and prophylactic albendazole. In endemic areas, it is important to consider hydatid cysts in the differential diagnosis of an acute arterial occlusion.
包虫病是一种由细粒棘球绦虫引起的人畜共患病。受感染的狗通过粪便排出虫卵,这些虫卵通过食物和水感染人类。包虫囊肿最常见的部位是肝脏和肺,但原发性纵隔受累虽罕见,但也可能发生。我们报告一例16岁女性,患有原发性纵隔包虫囊肿,导致腘动脉栓塞。纵隔病变采用部分囊肿切除术治疗,切除生发层膜并预防性使用阿苯达唑。在流行地区,在急性动脉闭塞的鉴别诊断中考虑包虫囊肿很重要。