Tapeworm cyst. X-ray showing a hydatid cyst (round,upper centre) in the liver of a 72 year old female patient. This cyst is caused by a parasitic tapeworm larva (Echinococcus sp.). Humans are not a natural host of the parasite,but may become infected from ingesting eggs in food that has been contaminated by the faeces of an infected animal,usually a sheep or a dog. Cysts may be formed in the lungs,brain,liver or kidneys | |
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