Pulmonary Echinococcosis with Chest Wall Involvement in a Patient with no Apparent Risk Factors
| Autor: | A E Redington, P J Rees, Muhammad Tungekar, S G Russell, Shamez N Ladhani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Echinococcosis Pulmonary Radiography Disease Albendazole Malignancy Diagnosis Differential Fatal Outcome Risk Factors medicine Animals Humans Risk factor Aged Anthelmintics Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Biopsy Needle Respiratory disease Thorax medicine.disease Echinococcus Surgery Pulmonary Echinococcosis Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Radiology business Chest radiograph |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection. 42:285-288 |
| ISSN: | 0163-4453 |
| DOI: | 10.1053/jinf.2001.0790 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary hydatid disease is rare in the U.K., and chest wall involvement has to our knowledge not previously been described in this country. We report the case of a 72-year-old man who was found to have a left upper lobe opacity on his chest radiograph. He declined further investigation at the time, but 2 years later developed a palpable mass over his left lateral chest wall. Fine-needle aspiration-biopsy of this mass revealed the diagnosis of pulmonary hydatid disease. Despite thorough questioning, no risk factor could be identified for the development of the disease. Hydatid disease should be remembered as a rare cause of mass lesions identified on chest radiographs even in non-endemic regions. Spread to the chest wall may mimic malignancy. |
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