Complicated Hydatid Cyst and “Air Bubble” Sign: A Stepping-Stone to Correct Diagnosis
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Complicated Hydatid Cyst and “Air Bubble” Sign: A Stepping-Stone to Correct Diagnosis
BACKGROUND Hydatid cyst, or Echinococcosis, is an important helminthic zoonotic disease in humans that commonly affects the liver and lungs. Uncomplicated hydatid cysts, seen as round opaque lesions on chest radiography, are easily diagnosed, whereas complicated cysts (infected and or perforated) may change the radiographic appearance of the hydatid cyst, causing an incorrect diagnosis and dela...
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*Assistant Professor, **Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal Received: 17.07.2012; Revised: 06.11.2012; Accepted; 09.01.2013 A fifty five year old male presented with episodes of scanty haemoptysis for two days, cough with expectoration for las t four years . Chest X – ray (CXR), posteroanterior view showed a homogeneous rounded opacity in left lowe...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.892621