Dharsandia Milankumar V, Soni Sumeeta T, Vegad Mahendra M
Department of Microbiology, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabd, Gujarat, India.
Int J Prev Med. 2012 Dec;3(12):897-9. doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.104863.
Echinococcosis or Hydatid disease is one of the important zoonotic, as well as occupational disease with worldwide distribution. In India, hydatid disease is endemic. However, hydatid disease of ovary is uncommon condition. We report such a case of ovarian hydatid disease in an 11-year-old girl, from rural Gujarat, Western India, presenting with symptoms of urinary obstruction. This case report highlights the rarest location of the Echinococcosis.
棘球蚴病或包虫病是一种重要的人畜共患病及职业病,在全球范围内均有分布。在印度,包虫病呈地方性流行。然而,卵巢包虫病是一种罕见的病症。我们报告了一例来自印度西部古吉拉特邦农村的11岁女孩患卵巢包虫病的病例,该女孩表现出尿路梗阻症状。本病例报告突出了棘球蚴病极为罕见的发病部位。