Report of a hydatid cyst case with biceps brachii involvement

Abstract

Muscular hydatid cyst is a rare condition mainly secondary to the cysts from other organs. We hereby present an uncommon case of primary hydatid cyst found in the right biceps brachii muscle of a 36-year-old male. Magnetic resonance revealed no Echinococcus involvement in any other part of his body. Chest X-ray was normal, and no trace of cyst was found in the lung. In areas where echinococcosis is endemic, any tumor or mass in any part of the patient's body should be evaluated and examined for Echinococcus infestation. This paper is the second case report article on echinococcal biceps brachii infestation existing to this date.

Disseminated Nocardiosis Masquerading as Soft-Tissue Malignancy

“…Factors favoring infection include his immunocompromised state with a recent month-long hospital stay, his significant leukocytosis given his immunosuppression, and the progressively painful nature of his lesion. Distinction is difficult, and reports of other opportunistic infections being mistaken for solid soft-tissue tumors include hydatid cysts, Echinococcus, and cysticercosis [11][12][13][14][15] . Patients immunosuppressed after solid organ transplant are at increased risk of opportunistic infections with many pathogens that can form intramuscular abscesses, typically through either spread from cutaneous lesions or coalescence of pyomyositis [16][17][18] .…”