Don't miss it, it might be a hydatid cyst in the gluteus. (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hasanoglu, Imran; Aytekin, Mahmut Nedim; Agackiran, Yetkin; Ugurlu, Mahmut; Guner, Rahmet; Tosun, Nihat
• Is Part Of: Tropical doctor. Volume 47:Number 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Echinococcus -- hydatid cyst -- gluteus; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing Countries -- Periodicals; Tropical Medicine -- Periodicals; Tropische geneeskunde; 616.9883
• DOI: 10.1177/0049475516651186
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0049-4755

Abstract

Hydatid cyst is one of the five most diagnosed zoonotic diseases in the Mediterranean region. However, intramuscular localisation is very rare. It is reported that muscular involvement constitutes 1–5.4% of all Echinococcus infections. Here we would like to report an unusual case of hydatid cyst in the gluteus muscle, which had been treated with both surgical and medical treatment.