A rare case of hydatid cyst of the neck with concurrent pulmonary hydatid disease.
Amarendra Kumar ShuklaAmrutha PeterVeerendra AryaVineet DwivediManish Kumar GuptaNimish RaiTiwari PawanJitendra Kishore BhargavaPublished in: Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology (2022)
Echinococcosis, commonly known as hydatid disease, is a zoonotic infection caused by dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus . Hydatid disease of the head and neck region is scarcely reported even in endemic areas. We herein report a case with with neck swelling and respiratory symptoms subsequently diagnosed to have disseminated echinococcosis of the neck and left lung.