Presentation
Fever and cough
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Hydatid cyst - lung
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Large cyst with thick wall is seen at right upper lobe , another small cystic lesion also noted at lower lobe of the same side.
Case Discussion
This case demonstrates pulmonary cystic lesions in a 40 year old patient with fever and cough, which were serologically proven to represent pulmonary hydatid cysts.
The lung is the second most common site of involvement with echinococcosis granulosus in adults after the liver (10-30% of cases), and the most common site in children.