Symptoms and Signs
Symptoms and Signs may not appear for years unless when vital organs get affected. Liver cysts may cause abdominal pain, jaundice or a palpable mass.
Infections are usually acquired during childhood. Growth of cysts is a very slow process; hence clinical features may not appear for years unless when vital organs get affected.
Hydatid Cysts in the brain may produce signs and symptoms similar to those produced by space occupying lesions: Headache, dizziness, decreased level of consciousness, focal neurological deficits.
Liver cysts may cause abdominal pain, jaundice or a palpable mass.
Lung cysts (pulmonary cysts) may rupture causing cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis (coughing up blood).
Kidney Cyst – may produce pain or obstruction to the kidney, but most often produce no symptoms.
Rupture of a liver cyst result in spill of contents into bile duct, peritoneal cavity, or lung resulting in fever, urticaria, and serious anaphylactic reactions.
