Renal Hydatid Cyst in a Child Managed with Albendazole

  • Udesh Pandey Chhetrapati Family Welfare Center, Dallu, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bhusan Raj Timilsina Department of Urology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Samrachana Acharya College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Ujjawal Paudel Jibjibe Primary Health Care Center, Kalika-5 Rasuwa, Bagmati, Nepal
  • Sudeep Raj KC Department of Urology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Sulav Pradhan Department of Urology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.4385

Abstract

Primary Renal hydatid cyst is a rare entity. We report a case of isolated right renal hydatid cyst in a 13-year-old female who presented with pain in the right lumbar region for 4-5 months and a palpable mass in the right upper quadrant. The radiological features were suggestive of a hydatid cyst in the right kidney with no cyst in the liver, lungs, or left kidney. She was managed medically with oral Albendazole tablets (400 mg twice daily). A total of 6 cycles of Albendazole were given with each cycle lasting for 4 weeks and a drug-free period of 2 weeks in between two consecutive cycles and kept on follow-up for a year. Her condition improved with no recurrence on follow-up after one year.
Keywords: Albendazole; echinococcus granulosus; renal hydatid cyst.

Published
2023-03-10
How to Cite
PandeyU., TimilsinaB. R., AcharyaS., PaudelU., KCS. R., & PradhanS. (2023). Renal Hydatid Cyst in a Child Managed with Albendazole. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20(3), 804-807. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.4385
Issue
Vol. 20 No. 3 (2022): Issue 56 july-Sep, 2022
Section
Case Report

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