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View larger version (153K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Hydatid Disease of the Liver. A computed tomographic scan of the liver of a 57-year-old woman reveals large cystic, lobulated structures with daughter cysts, consistent with hydatid disease. The patient had severe abdominal pain and a markedly enlarged, firm, and nodular liver. Her white-cell count was 12,000 per cubic millimeter, with 45 percent eosinophils. A serologic test for echinococcal disease was positive.

 

Sanjiv Chopra, M.D.
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston, MA 02215

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