The efficacy of albendazole treatment in a patient with hydatid cyst disease of multiorgan involvement

Hydatid cyst disease, which is caused by echinococcusgranulosus still poses a serious problem in endemic areas.The disease frequently involves liver and lung. Otherorgan involvements are rare. In a 18-year old patient, bilaterallung, right ventricle of heart, liver and spleen involvementwere detected. With albendazole treatmentcyst in heart was completely disappeared, and liver cystwas found to be decreased in size. However, no declinein the number and size of cysts in lung was observed.Therefore, it was concluded that albendazole may not beeffective in pulmonary hydatid disease compared to otherorgans.Key words: Albendazole, hydatid cyst, multiorgan involvemen