Abstract :
Echinococcus granulosus is a zoonotic illness that causes hydatid cysts. Humans acquire the disease after oral intake of infected dog faeces. In humans, the liver becomes the most frequently involved organ, followed by the lungs. Primary subcutaneous hydatid disease is extremely rare. We report a case of secondary cutaneous hydatid in a 33-year-old farmer. The lady presented with a cystic swelling in the lumbar region. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the cyst showed only hooklets, which arose suspicion of Hydatid, and was confirmed on histopathology. To rule out other systemic involvement, the patient was subjected to a computed tomography of the thorax, which showed multiple lung lesions. The patient was advised to take a tablet of albendazole for three months. When the patient came for follow-up three months later, the size of the cysts was reduced and the capsule was shrunken. We are publishing this case because we were able to diagnose it on FNAC and secondly, the occurrence of rare secondary cutaneous hydatidosis in lumbar locations.
Keyword :
Cyst, Cutaneous, Diagnosis, FNAC, Hydatid, Lumbar region.