Short report: A five-year-old child with renal hydatidosis

Authors

Guillermo Moscatelli, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Samanta Moroni, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Héctor Freilij, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Fabián Salgueiro, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Facundo García Bournissen, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Jaime Altcheh, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2013

Journal

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volume

89

Issue

3

First Page

554

Last Page

556

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.4269/ajtmh.13-0243

Abstract

Hydatidosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. Clinical manifestations include cyst formation, most commonly in the liver (67-89%) and lungs (10-15%). Renal localizations are rare. We report a case of renal hydatidosis in a five-year-old child treated in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Argentina. After the diagnosis was made, elective surgery was performed, which led to a rapid recovery. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.