Author contribution: Arka De contributed to design of the study protocol, patient enrolment, data collection and analysis, statistical calculations, and manuscript writing; Debadrita Ray contributed to data collection, analysis, and manuscript writing; Sandeep Lamoria contributed to patient recruitment and data collection; Vishal Sharma contributed to patient recruitment and data collection; and Tilak Raj Khurana contributed to conceptualization and design of study and patient recruitment and was the study coordinator.
Staining techniques have immeasurably aided diagnosis of hydatid disease on several instances. The use of staining techniques for their ability to aid in the morphological diagnosis of hydatid elements, especially at rare and uncommon sites, is discussed.
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