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Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts ... revealed a large cyst ... indicated an anti-echinococcus ... caused by the echinococcus ... #echinoccocal #cyst
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
histolytica) and hydatid cyst ... (Echinococcus) ... Hepatic Hydatid Cyst ... (Echinococcus) ... Metastasis • Simple Cyst
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus Life ... wall 4) Hydatid cyst ... Protoscolex from cyst ... intestine #Echinococcus
Hydatid Cyst Pericardial Involvement, Echinococcus IgG positive

Dr. Shihab AL Sheikh @shihab963

#HydatidCyst #Pericardial #Effusion #Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
Hydatid Cyst Pericardial ... Involvement, Echinococcus ... #POCUS #PLAX #Echinococcus
Hepatic echinococcal cyst  in a young patient with congenital heart disease  randomly picked up
Hepatic echinococcal ... cyst in a young ... Ivan_Echocardio #Hepatic #echinococcal ... #cyst #hydatid
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Cardiac MRI 

Illustrative Cardiac MRI image showing a large hydatid cyst
Ventricular Hydatid Cyst ... large hydatid cyst ... NephroP #Hydatid #Cyst ... clinical #cardiology #echinococcus
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Illustrative echo-first image showing a large hydatid cyst in the
Ventricular Hydatid Cyst ... large hydatid cyst ... NephroP #Hydatid #Cyst ... clinical #cardiology #echinococcus
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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disease, Biliary cysts ... Entamoeba histolytica, Echinococcus
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Microabscesses - Hydatid Cysts ... (Echinococcus)
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
canimorsus (dog bite), Echinococcus ... larva) Foxes - Echinococcus ... solium, Ingested cysts ... trichinosis) Yaks - Echinococcus ... granulosus (hydatid cyst