Anaphylaxis due to a rupture of hydatid cyst: Imaging findings of a 10-year-old boy

• DOI: 10.1007/s10140-002-0265-0
• Publication Date: 2019-12-11T22:39:40Z
• Authors: Mecit Kantarci; Omer Onbas; Fatih Alper; Yalcin Celebi; Murat Yigiter; Adnan Okur
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Anaphylactic shock as a result of trauma is very rare. We report the clinical and radiologic findings of a 10-year-old boy who developed systemic anaphylaxis due to traumatic rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst into a pericystic blood vessel. In regions where hydatid disease is endemic, rupture of a hydatid cyst might be taken into consideration in patients who have post-traumatic anaphylactic shock. Likewise, this pathology should be kept in mind when evaluating an immigrant from an endemic area in nonendemic regions.