P-253THE FEASIBILITY OF USING INDIRECT HAEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS FOR DIAGNOSING PULMONARY HYDATID CYSTS

Multiple pulmonary hydatid cysts.

THE LUNG is the second commonest site in man, where the intermediate larval-cysticercal stage of Echinococcus granulosus develops. It is not unusual to find more than one cyst in the lung in man. However, the successful removal of more than two cysts from the lung is exceptionally rare. The incidence of hydatids occurring in lungs varies in different countries (Spencer, 1962), viz: Greece 30% (...

THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATED PULMONARY HYDATID CYSTS

Iran is recognized as an endemic area for lung hydatidosis. Surgical removal of some hydatid cysts may have setious morbid consequences. To determine the characteristics of these special cysts, a retrospective survey was carried out on patients admitted to Modarres Hospital in Tehran between 1989 and 1998. We have found that ruptured, bilateral, lung located, and giant cysts (> ] 0 cm) caus...

Radiological Characteristics of Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus (EG), characterized by cystic lesions in the liver, lungs, and rarely in other parts of the body. Lungs and liver are the most frequent sites involved. Simultaneous lung and liver cysts are observed in less than 10% of the cases. Hydatid cysts are found more frequently in the lungs of children and adolescents than in the...

Acute pulmonary embolism due to hydatid cysts.

Evaluation of two ELISA and two indirect hemagglutination tests for serodiagnosis of pulmonary hydatid disease.

To establish a definite diagnosis for pulmonary hydatid disease, combination of radiology and serology is useful. In this study, 19 preoperative sera from patients with surgically confirmed pulmonary hydatidosis, 40 sera from patients with other parasitosis and pulmonary diseases, and 20 sera from healthy donors were evaluated using 4 different serological tests, i.e., the commercial ELISA (ELI...