Primary Pulmonary Echinococcosis in the United States: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
| Autor: | Zhang N; Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA., Vuppala NK; Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Huntsville, USA., Boney CP; Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Huntsville, USA., Moon J; Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA., Liengswangwong R; Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA., Ahn HJC; Internal Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA., Tine A; Research, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA., Kendall TJ; Pathology, Ascension Providence Hospital, Mobile, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Mar 05; Vol. 16 (3), pp. e55591. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 05 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.55591 |
| Abstrakt: | We depict a unique case of a 34-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department with complaints of dyspnea and chest pain for the past month. A chest x-ray (CXR) from an earlier urgent care visit was concerning for large fluid opacity in the left lung and follow-up imaging revealed a cystic mass suspicious of a pulmonary cystic abscess. The patient underwent complete lobectomy and resection. Post-surgical biopsy confirmed pulmonary hydatid cystic mass and signs of rupture or seeding to liver tissue. The patient was discharged with adjuvant therapy and recommended imaging follow-up for the next decade. The diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance guidelines are discussed in this report which reveals controversy between experts given the lack of complete literature regarding echinococcosis. Our purpose in putting forward this case is to present a rare diagnosis of pulmonary echinococcosis in the United States and to emphasize the importance of early imaging and diagnosis to prevent cystic rupture and secondary organ dissemination. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Zhang et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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