A case of left adrenal echinococcosis misdiagnosed as a left renal cyst: Case report
When diagnosing renal cystic lesions, do not conclude hastily from routine imaging and prelims. Consider rare causes like adrenal echinococcosis. Do serological tests, stress differential diagnosis to avoid misdiagnosis.
Authors
- Dan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-3625)
- Yong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6212-9844)
- Zhijing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-1673)
- Chang-Xing Ke
- Zhi-Yuan Zhang
- Xin Guo
- Ruo-Liu Xiao
- Jian-Lin Yang
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Kunming Third People's Hospital (CN)
- The First Hospital of Kunming (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000047934
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00