Case Report
Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Published: Jan 20, 2021 | Pages: 12 - 15 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616
Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule
Authors: Avinash Aujayeb , Karl Jackson , Parag Narkhede
Article Info
Authors
Avinash Aujayeb
Respiratory and Acute Medicine Consultant, Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Karl Jackson
Pleural Fellow, Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Parag Narkhede
Radiology Consultant, Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Publication History
Received: May 30, 2020
Revised: September 26, 2020
Accepted: September 26, 2020
Published: January 20, 2021
Abstract
Background: Pulmonary hydatid cystic disease or pulmonary cystic echinococcosis is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The cysts are usually incidental findings of well-defined round lesions on chest radiographs or on a computer tomography which can rupture and cause symptoms. Case Presentation: This case report presents a complicated clinical course of pulmonary hydatid cystic disease in a 50-year-old farm worker, in whom the diagnosis was not initially thought of. Conclusion: The discussion highlights the importance of considering this disease in the differential diagnosis of any pulmonary cystic lesion, as significant complications arose because of the investigations performed.
Keywords: Nodule, cystic echinococcosis, hydatid lung disease, case report, green
