COVID-19 after Thoracotomy in Patients with Pulmonary Hydatidosis.

Autor: Lookzadeh S; Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Sheikhy K; Lung Transplantation Research Center (LTRC), NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Jamaati H; Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Ghanbari R; Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mortezaee V; Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Najmi K; Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Velayati AA; Mycobacteriology Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tanaffos [Tanaffos] 2022 Apr; Vol. 21 (4), pp. 512-515.
Abstrakt: Hydatidosis is one of the most important parasitic and zoonotic endemic infections caused by the larvae of cestode Echinococcus granulosus . Co-infection of hydatid cyst with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been previously reported. The mortality rate of hydatidosis is reported to be 2-4% and the liver and lungs are the two most commonly involved organs, respectively. In the present study, we have reported two recovered pulmonary hydatidosis patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 after thoracotomy in the hospital. In general, current cases suggest that patients with thoracic surgery are more likely to develop severe infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). The patients presented COVID-19 symptoms shortly after thoracotomy and their viral tests were confirmed with the positive result of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR. In conclusion, possible differential diagnoses should be considered in similar cases and adequate attention should be paid to intraoperative and postoperative care.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
(Copyright© 2022 National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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