Hydatid liver disease

Iqbal Haider; Mohammad Humayun; Aliena Badshah; Zahidullah Khan; Mudasser Bangash

Author(s)

Iqbal Haider Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar ,Pakistan

Mohammad Humayun Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar,Pakistan

Aliena Badshah Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar, Pakistan

Zahidullah Khan Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar ,Pakistan

Mudasser Bangash Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar ,Pakistan

Abstract

Hydatid disease (hydatidosis or echinococcosis) is a potentially serious, at times lethal disease caused by cysts containing the larval stages of the Echinococcus granulosus (E.granulosus) tapeworm (dog Tapeworm). Adult E. granulosus tapeworms infect dogs and other canine animals and then these tapeworm eggs are shed in feces of these infected animals. People become infected by ingesting these eggs. This can occur via hand-to-mouth transfer after handling dogs or objects contaminated with the eggs, or from consuming contaminated food or water. The larval form of the tapeworm may lodge in various body sites where they form a fluid-filled sac known as hydatid cyst. These cysts contain immature forms of the tapeworm and can increase in size from 5–10 cm or more over a periodof time. While some cysts may die, others can remain alive for many years. Cysts also contain ‘daughter cysts’ which, if released, may spread to other areas of the body.

Publication Details

Page(s) 242-256

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of Medical Science, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Year: 2019

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Keywords

Echinococcus granulosus, cystic echinococcosis, Alveolar echinococcosis, Hydatid disease