An Isolated Hydatid Cyst Of the Lung Spontaneously Evacuated into the Bronchus

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Case Report

Author Details : Rajendra Prasad Takhar, Moti Lal Bunkar, Rama Kishan Saran, Saroj Mirdha, Savita Arya

Volume : 2, Issue : 1, Year : 2016

Article Page : 35-38

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Abstract

Pulmonary hydatid cysts are common in endemic regions but isolated active pulmonary hydatid cyst, which is communicated with bronchus, is not a common finding in adult population. Here we present a case of 35-year-old male who presented with breathlessness, cough with expectoration, chest pain and a homogenous rounded opacity of right lower zone on chest X ray. Ultrasound, contrast enhanced computed tomography revealing mass like lesion with multiple internal air pockets with ring enhancement and expectoration of salty material with complete clearing of the lesion following a cough bout confirmed the diagnosis of complicated hydatid cyst communicating with bronchus.

Key words: Complicated, Hydatid cyst, Isolated, Intrabronchial, Lung, Rupture

How to cite : Takhar R P, Bunkar M L, Saran R K, Mirdha S, Arya S, An Isolated Hydatid Cyst Of the Lung Spontaneously Evacuated into the Bronchus. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2016;2(1):35-38

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