Presentation
A 10 year old boy presented with cough.
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
From the case:
Pulmonary hydatid cyst
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Cystic lesion left upper lobe.
From the case:
Pulmonary hydatid cyst
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Cyst wall crumpled and floating within uncollapsed pericyst that produce the water-lilly sign.
Case Discussion
Cyst wall crumpled and floating within uncollapsed pericyst that produced the water-lilly sign.
Hydatid cysts result from infection by the Echinococcus worm, and can result in cyst formation anywhere in the body.