Volume 27, Issue 136, June 2023

Hepatic hydatidosis complicating pregnancy: A clinical challenge

Nidhi Avinash Patel¹, Neema Acharya², Kiran Borkar³, Twisha Patel¹

¹Post Graduate Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra 442005, India
²Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra 442005, India
³Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra 442005, India

ABSTRACT

Pregnancy is an immunologically vulnerable state. Due to various physiological and metabolic changes that take place during pregnancy, female body is more prone to pathogenic infections or precipitation of already established infection. Human hydatidosis is caused by Echinococcus, Echinococcus granulosus causes cystic echinococcosis in various organs of the body and Echinococcus multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis. Due to decreased cellular immunity and release of corticosteroids during pregnancy the asymptomatic hepatic hydatid cyst may enlarge in size and cause complications. Therefore, early diagnosis of hepatic hydatidosis and proper management plays a vital role in obtaining good feto maternal outcome.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Jaundice, Echinococcus, Hydatid cyst

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e244ms2739

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i136/e244ms2739

Published: 2 June 2023