Multiple and bilaterally pulmonary hydatid cystic present as metastas

Manouchehr Aghajanzadeh 3, *, Ali Alavi Fomani 2, Alirza Jafarnegad 2, Azita Tangestaninejad 2, Seyedn Aliaskhar Fakher Mosavi 2 and Omid Mossafaii 1

1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
2 Department of Pulmonology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammatory Lung Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2023, 06(01), 115–117.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijsru.2023.6.1.0063
Publication history: 
Received on 27 July 2023; revised on 08 September 2023; accepted on 11 September 2023
 
Abstract: 
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infections of the humans that caused by echinococcus infection. This infection is considerable problem of public health. The most common locations in human body of a hydatid cyst are the liver (75%) and the lung tissue (15%) in the review of medical literature there was a few reports from bilaterally pulmonary hydatidosis which clinically mimics metastatic malignant tumors at initial clinical finding. Because of unusual presentation, the diagnosis with clinical presentations and CT-scan and CXR may easily be missed. For of this missed diagnosis problem, multiple and bilaterally hydatid cyst of lung should be in difrienciated diagnosis of others pulmonary diseases.
 
Keywords: 
Computed Tomography; Hydatid Cyst; Echinococcus Infection; Endobronchial
 
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