Bilateral Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst in an 11 Year Boy: A Case Report

Kumar, Maoulik; Singh, Lakhwant; Debi, Uma; Choudhury, Shayeri Roy; Bhatia, Vikas

doi:10.26502/acmcr.96550214

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“…Clinically it may be asymptomatic or cause cough, chest pain, fever, dyspnea, or hemoptysis. [3]. We report the case of secondary pleural hydatidosis in a 9-yearold girl who was previously operated on for a left lung hydatid cyst 4 years ago.…”

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Hydatid disease is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granuloses. The most common site is the liver, followed by the lung. Pleural involvement is rare; it could be primary or secondary. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis. We present the case of a 9-year-old patient who was previously operated on for a left lung hydatid cyst 4 years ago. She consults in the emergency room for a cough, chest pain, and expectoration, all evolving in the context of apyrexia. Her chest x-ray revealed multiple round opacities of the left pulmonary field. A CT scan showed several pleural cystic lesions, some of which contained septa and others embedded at the cost diaphragmatic recess, pushing down the diaphragm and exerting a mass effect on the spleen. No pulmonary involvement was noted. The diagnosis of pleural hydatid cysts was suspected on imaging and confirmed later by surgery and histological analysis.

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“…The lung is the second most common site of involvement after the liver, but it is the most common in children. Pleural involvement is rare and presents in only 1.3% of thoracic locations [3,4].…”

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