Hydatid Cyst in a Post-Tuberculosis Patient: A Persistent Pulmonary Puzzle - A Case Report. [PDF]
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
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Rare Case of Co-Existing Hydatid Cyst Along With Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Both Being Evident on Chest X-Ray. [PDF]
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.
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Tropical Infectious Diseases—A Review of Applications and Perspectives [PDF]
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
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Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis acquired during a short-term tourist travel
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
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Cannonball Metastases of the Lung: An Unusual Initial Manifestation of Endometrial Carcinoma. [PDF]
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
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Pulmonary echinococcosis presenting with pleural effusion: a case report and literature review [PDF]
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
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Pulmonary echinococcosis: A rare pseudotumour of the lung
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
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Cystic Echinococcosis of the Heart and Brain:A Case Report [PDF]
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
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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
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Proteomic profiling of hydatid fluid from pulmonary cystic echinococcosis
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
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