Intrathoracic hydatid cyst

Case contributed by Husam Hussein Yaseen , 1 Jun 2021
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 6 Feb 2023
Disclosures - updated 11 May 2022: Nothing to disclose

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The patient came to the emergency room complaining of acute mild dyspneadyspnoea and imaging revealed this large intrathoracic cyst that surgically confirmed to be a hydatid cyst.

  • -<p>The patient came to the emergency room complaining of acute mild dyspnea and imaging revealed this large intrathoracic cyst that surgically confirmed to be a hydatid cyst.</p>
  • +<p>The patient came to the emergency room complaining of acute mild dyspnoea and imaging revealed this large intrathoracic cyst that surgically confirmed to be a hydatid cyst.</p>

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