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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731445
Case Report

An Unusual Presentation of Hydatid Disease in a Child: A Case Report

Kamal El Haissoufi
1   Department of Pediatric Surgery “A,” Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco
2   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist University, Oujda, Morocco
,
Abdelouhab Ammor
1   Department of Pediatric Surgery “A,” Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco
2   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist University, Oujda, Morocco
,
Imane Kamaoui
2   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist University, Oujda, Morocco
3   Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco
,
Houssain Benhaddou
1   Department of Pediatric Surgery “A,” Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco
2   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist University, Oujda, Morocco
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Abstract

The subcutaneous localization of the hydatid cyst in the abdominal wall is rarely encountered particularly in the pediatric population and is sometimes difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Here, we report the case of a 6-year-old boy who presented with two isolated episodes of low abundant hemoptysis and in whom a mass on the right lumbar region already considered as a lipoma was studied. Laboratory and radiological examinations were requested and the parietal cyst was surgically managed. The macroscopic and the pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of the hydatid disease and helped in identifying the nature of the thoracic lesion that disappeared spontaneously after two episodes of hydatid vomiting. Hydatid cyst should be considered as a diagnosis for any masses of the abdominal wall. Moreover, biopsy and partial resection of the mass must be avoided.

Keywords

hydatid cyst - subcutaneous - abdominal wall - lung - child - case report

Statement of Ethics

Written informed consent was obtained from the child's parents to publish this case report and all associated images. A copy of this written consent is provided if requested by the journal/editor.


Author Contributions

K.E collected patient's data, conducted the literature review, and wrote the manuscript. A.A, I.K and H.B reviewed and supervised the case report writing. All authors approved the final version of this paper.




Publication History

Received: 11 October 2020

Accepted: 17 May 2021

Article published online:
23 June 2021

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