Hydatid cyst in heart and lung: a rare case with a 5-year follow-up.
BMJ Case Rep
; 17(6)2024 Jun 26.
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ABSTRACT
This report describes a male in his late 20s who presented with a 2-month history of recurrent haemoptysis and chest pain. A chronic infection, such as tuberculosis, was suspected. He had undergone surgical resection of an intrapericardial hydatid cyst in the past. His blood investigations showed peripheral eosinophilia, and his chest X-ray showed a cystic oval lesion in the left upper zone. A CT pulmonary angiogram revealed filling defects in the bilateral segmental and subsegmental arteries with a cystic lesion in the left upper lobe. Further workup, including bronchoalveolar lavage culture and MRI of the thorax, confirmed the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst of pulmonary echinococcosis. This case illustrates the presentation of multisystemic echinococcosis in a young male with no other risk factors, initially treated with surgical resection and antihelminthic therapy. The disease later recurred, which required prolonged medications, which brought the patient into remission.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Equinococosis Pulmonar
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2024
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Article
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India