Abstract
Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus involves liver in 75 % of cases and lung in 15 % of cases. But primary renal involvement without liver and lung involvement is a very rare event. Among these patients of renal hydatidosis, hydatiduria is seen only in 10–20 % cases, which is considered to be pathognomonic. We report a case of echinococcosis, primarily involving the right kidney, presenting with clinical history of hydatiduria.
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The authors are thankful to Prof. Uma Banerjee for her help and support.
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Bandyopadhyay, A., Khatua, S., Das, S. et al. A rare case of primary renal hydatid cyst presenting with hydatiduria. J Parasit Dis 39, 577–580 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-013-0362-x
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