Presentation
Chronic cough with right hypochondrial pain since long time.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Hydatid disease
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Multiple well defined opaque cysts are seen within the right hemithorax. Some of them appear disintegrated.
From the case:
Hydatid disease
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Unilocular cysts are seen with daughter cysts inside, they are the hall mark of hydatid disease.
Case Discussion
Hydatid cyst in the liver may vary in appearance. It may show a double echogenic shadow due to the pericyst. The stage of the cyst can be classified on ultrasound according to World Health Organization 2001 classification of hepatic hydatid cysts.
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