Cystic Echinococcosis/Hydatid Cyst Coinfection with HIV: A Report from Shiraz, Iran.

ABSTRACT: HIV coinfected with other parasitic diseases may cause a serious problem for the patients. A few case reports describing echinococcosis with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been reported in the world; however, it has not been reported in Iran, so far. Here, the first case of liver hydatid cyst coinfected with HIV in Iran is reported. The patient is a 46-year-old female HIV-positive based on the laboratory report. Her clinical symptoms included abdominal pain, abdominal enlargement, and anorexia. Ultrasound showed three large hepatic hydatid cysts with hundreds of daughter cysts. Ultrasonography of the cyst revealed it as a CE2 stage according to the WHO classification. The patient went under complete anesthesia followed by complete cyst removal by surgery. Observation of

SUBMITTER: Sharifi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7925034 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature