1.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 55(5): 219-21, 2005 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15960292
RESUMO
A middle-aged lady presented with pain, tenderness and swelling in the left hypochondrium since one month. She had a history of contact with dogs and grazing animals. Sonography and computed tomography showed the pathognomonic signs of hydatid disease. The patient refused surgical treatment. She was discharged on Albendazole therapy and did not return for a follow up.
Assuntos
Equinococose/diagnóstico , Baço/parasitologia , Esplenopatias/diagnóstico , Albendazol/uso terapêutico , Anti-Helmínticos/uso terapêutico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Equinococose/diagnóstico por imagem , Equinococose/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Baço/diagnóstico por imagem , Baço/patologia , Esplenopatias/tratamento farmacológico , Esplenopatias/parasitologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
2.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 24(3): 270-2, 2005 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15750468
RESUMO
A 12-year-old girl presented with hemoptysis, fever and weight loss. She was initially diagnosed and treated for presumed tuberculosis and a lung abscess. Salmonella typhi was isolated from the abscess. Hydatid cyst was diagnosed at surgery. This is the first reported case of a pulmonary hydatid cyst infected with S. typhi.