A giant cystic echinococcosis of the lung in East Turkey

Abstract

IntroductionHydatid cyst disease is a zoonosis provoked by Echinoccocus.Presentation of case17 year old male applied to our clinic with complaints of fatigue, lassitude, right chest pain and spitting of watery expectoration proceeding in 6 months. Computed tomographic scan indicated a 130*110 mm smooth contoured cavitary lesion located in the right middle lobe of the lung. Treatment with cystotomy and capitonnage successfully. Histopathologic examination confirmed hydatid cyst. The patient recovered from all his complaints postoperatively and he was discharged from the hospital in 7 days. Albendazole was implemented for 3 months postoperatively. He was observed to be healthy in his three month follow-up visit.DiscussionPulmonary hydatid cysts are generally treated with surgery. Cystotomy and capitonnage, pericystectomy and enucleation are the commonly used surgical techniques.ConclusionsSurgery is the treatment regimen for pulmonary hydatid cysts and antihelmintic therapy is adviced to eliminate recurrences postoperatively.

Kistik Ekinokokkoz Ön Tanısı ile Başvuran Hastaların Radyolojik, Hemogram ve Biyokimyasal Analizlerinin Değerlendirilmesi

“…In the study conducted by Sahin et al, [31] anemia (Hb<10 mg/dl) was detected in 17 patients, leukocytosis (leukocyte >10200/mm 3 ) was detected in 4 patients and eosinophilia (eosinophil >700/mm 3 or >7%) was detected in one patient as a result of the complete blood count conducted during the diagnostic examinations of the participating patients. In a laboratory examination, Apaydin and Basaran [32] measured hemoglobin as 11.8 g/dl, leukocyte as 15.390 (per mm 3 ) (neutrophils 88%, eosinophils 0.5%, lymphocytes 4.9%), and platelet as 490.000 (per mm 3 ) (26). In the study conducted by Ghandour et al, [33] the leukocyte count was reported as 8730/cm (59.9% neutrophils, 1.35% eosinophils) and hemoglobin as 15 g/dL in the complete blood count results.…”