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Hydatid Cyst in a Post-Tuberculosis Patient: A Persistent Pulmonary Puzzle - A Case Report. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Pulmonary tuberculosis and hydatid cyst are two distinct pathologies with vastly different etiologies and management approaches, yet they share common risk factors and pulmonary involvement. This rare and unique case of a hydatid cyst occurring in a post‐tuberculosis patient adds to the limited literature and highlights the diagnostic and ...
Shahid AR   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rare Case of Co-Existing Hydatid Cyst Along With Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Both Being Evident on Chest X-Ray. [PDF]

open access: yesRespirol Case Rep
A 45‐year‐old male immigrant builder presented with haemoptysis and a dry cough. Imaging revealed a right apical cavitating lesion and an incidental calcified hepatic cyst. Sputum confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while CT identified a CE5‐stage hydatid cyst.
Ummer T, Qayum S, Bandara H.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Tropical Infectious Diseases—A Review of Applications and Perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The development of good quality and affordable ultrasound machines has led to the establishment and implementation of numerous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocols in various medical disciplines.
Abdalla   +111 more
core   +5 more sources

Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis acquired during a short-term tourist travel

open access: yesIDCases, 2023
Background: Cystic echinococcosis is non-endemic in Denmark and primarily diagnosed in migrants from endemic areas. Here, we report a case of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a Danish woman with no history of longer-term stays abroad, only holiday ...
Siri Nana Halling Svensgaard   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cannonball Metastases of the Lung: An Unusual Initial Manifestation of Endometrial Carcinoma. [PDF]

open access: yesRespirol Case Rep
Cannonball pulmonary metastases, typically linked to renal cell carcinoma or choriocarcinoma, are rare in gynecologic cancers. Endometrial carcinoma seldom spreads to the lungs and usually presents as small nodules, making recognition of this atypical pattern crucial to avoid diagnostic delay.
Bapineni M   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pulmonary echinococcosis presenting with pleural effusion: a case report and literature review [PDF]

open access: yesZhenduanxue lilun yu shijian
Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease that can cause various human diseases, among which pulmonary echinococcosis is relatively common. This paper reports one case of pulmonary echinococcosis in a patient with pleural effusion as the main manifestation ...
JIAO Tengfei, DONG Zhe, GULIFILALA·Aersulan , MA Shilin
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary echinococcosis: A rare pseudotumour of the lung

open access: yesRare Tumors, 2021
Cystic echinococcosis is a widely endemic helminthic disease worldwide but occurs only rarely in Central Europe. Humans are infected as ‘aberrant’ hosts by Echinococcus granulosus and develop cysts in numerous different organs.
Kristina Greimelmaier   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cystic Echinococcosis of the Heart and Brain:A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A very rare case of echinococcus cysts of the heart and brain in a 27ンyear-old man who worked as a butcher, lived on a farm, and had a dog before disease onset.
Aleksic´-Shihabia, Anka   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking multipl lung metastasis of breast cancer: The role of fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2008
Background Echinococcosis is still a serious problem particularly in endemic areas such as South and Central America, Mediterranean countries, and Russia.
Urhan Muammer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proteomic profiling of hydatid fluid from pulmonary cystic echinococcosis

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Most cystic echinococcosis cases in Southern Brazil are caused by Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus ortleppi. Proteomic studies of helminths have increased our knowledge about the molecular survival strategies that are used by parasites.
Guilherme Brzoskowski dos Santos   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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