Indian Journal of Medical Specialities

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 10  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 108--110

Worm causing diabetes


Akanksha Singh1, Ajay Chauhan1, Amrinder Singh1, Parul Goyal2, Piyush Jain1 
1 Department of Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

Correspondence Address:
Prof. Ajay Chauhan
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi
India

Hydatid disease or echinococcosis is one of the oldest known zoonotic diseases. Although known to be found in liver and lungs, these cysts are rarely found in the pancreas. We report a patient who not only had hydatid cyst in the pancreas but also pancreatitis and subsequently diabetes because of it.


How to cite this article:
Singh A, Chauhan A, Singh A, Goyal P, Jain P. Worm causing diabetes.Indian J Med Spec 2019;10:108-110


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Singh A, Chauhan A, Singh A, Goyal P, Jain P. Worm causing diabetes. Indian J Med Spec [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Mar 26 ];10:108-110
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