Cryptogenic hepatitis simulating cyst rupture and hydatid jaundice in a patient with preexisting asymptomatic hydatid cyst


Aday U., KAYAALP C., KAPAN M.

CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.8, no.1, pp.49-51, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.49-51
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Rupture into the biliary ducts is the most frequent complication of hydatid liver disease. In endemic areas of Echinococcus granulosus, development of jaundice in a patient with liver cyst is initially suspected to have hydatid cyst.