Cryptogenic hepatitis simulating cyst rupture and hydatid jaundice in a patient with preexisting asymptomatic hydatid cyst
CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.8, no.1, pp.49-51, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)
- 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.