Hydatid cyst signs
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There are several signs of hydatid cysts seen associated with hydatid disease:
- cumbo sign: air is seen between the pericyst and the laminated membrane of the cyst
- serpent sign: internal rupture of the cyst with collapse of membranes of the parasite into the cyst
- spin sign / whirl sign: detached membranes with small pleural reaction seen in hydatid cyst of lung
- empty cyst sign: may be seen after complete evacuation of parasitic membranes
- crescent sign: a crescent-shaped rim of air at the lower end of the cyst (inverse crescent sign)
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honeycomb pattern: appearance of multivesicular cysts with multiple septa
seenthat represent the walls of daughter cysts
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