Echinococcus

Alternative names:

hydatid disease; hydatidosis

Symptoms:

• abdominal pain in upper right quadrant
• severe itching of skin
• cough
• bloody sputum
• chest pain
• fever

Signs and tests:

A physical examination may reveal bony enlargement of joints.

Tests to determine the presence and location of the cysts are:

• a chest X-ray
• a thoracic CT scan
• an abdominal X-ray
• an abdominal CT scan
• a Casoni skin test
• an indirect hemagglutination test