Coincidental Hydatid Cyst of Skin and Kidney: A Very Rare Case Report

Human echinococcosis remains a complex problem that affects several organs. hydatid diseasemainly (85%) affects liver as well as lung, and 10% the rest of the body. renal involvement is about2% while skin hydatidosis is nearly 1%. coincidental involvement of kidney and skin is very rare.we report a 51 year-old female patient with renal and skin (chest wall) hydatid lesions that wereexcised radically and the diagnosis of hydatidosis was confirmed histologically in emam rezahospital, tehran in 2007. for treatment albendazol 400 mg bid was chosen, followed by monthlyinspection of liver and cbc control up to six months. the case did not show any sign of recurrencein 24 months of following up