Hydatid cyst of the spleen--an unusual presentation

Varghese, C.; Balakrishnan, V.

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 27(11): 1039-1041

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772
PMID: 546835
Document Number: 139654
A 54-year-old farmer presented in Trivandrum, India, with isolated splenomegaly. The clinical diagnosis was portal hypertension. After splenoportogram and repeated aspirations, a diagnosis of splenic abscess was made. At laparotomy the spleen was found to be infected with a hydatid cyst, which ruptured spontaneously.

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