Intracystic bleeding of a solitary hydatid cyst: A rare complication of a rare disease in central Africa. A case report

Ankouane Andoulo Firmin, Ngo Nonga Bernadette, Monabang Catherine, Djapa Roger, Tchoumi Eric, Njoya Oudou, Ndjitoyap Ndam Elie Claude, D. P. McManus, Malonga Eimo

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Biomdical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon;.
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomdical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Biomdical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Donald Peter McManus Infectious Disease Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2013.22044                

Abstract

Splenic cysts are rare lesions and most of them are hydatid in origin. Hydatid disease is very rare in central Africa although it is cosmopolitan in North Africa. We are presenting a case of intracystic bleeding complicated with shock in a rural based Cameroonian and owner of hunting dogs treated in our university teaching hospital.

Keywords

Hydatid Disease; Cyst; Bleeding; Splenectomy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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