Table I. Clinical picture of 77 patients with primary suppuration of hydatid liver cysts.
Cases | |
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Upper right abdominal pain | 37 (48%) |
High fever | 40 (52%) |
Low fever | 18 (23.4%) |
Upper abdominal discomfort or dyspepsia | 10 (13%) |
Jaundice | 17 (22%) |
Weight loss | 8 (10.4%) |
Allergic manifestation | 4 (5.2%) |
Palpable liver | 38 (49.35%) |
Abdominal mass | 25 (32.5%) |
Diminished respiration | 13 (16.9%) |
In 19 of our earlier cases the final diagnosis was made during operation and histologic examination.