Hydatid cyst is a parasitic zoonotic disease of tapeworms. Most cases are found in rural populations of the world. It may affect multiple organs of humans. Liver is one among the common sites involved. Inappropriate treatment may lead fatal outcome. Management of such cases requires thorough knowledge of the microbiology of the disease, disease course and complications. As surgery provides the best treatment in hydatid disease, it becomes necessary for surgeons to have complete knowledge about the disease. Management becomes complicated when patient develops some other concurrent illness. This article deals with case study of such a case, in which patient with Hydatid liver disease had alcoholic hepatitis and later developed alcohol induced pancreatitis.

Keywords: Hydatid disease, Pancreatitis, hepatitis, albendazole.

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Purnima Patial

Department of Medicine ZH Mandi, H.P.