Messaoud O, El Haddad S, Cherraqi A, Allali N, Chat L. Tension Hydropneumothorax Caused by a
Ruptured Hydatic Cyst in the
Pleural Cavity: Case Report.
Glob Pediatr Health 2023;
10:2333794X231156044. [PMID:
36968457 PMCID:
PMC10031588 DOI:
10.1177/2333794x231156044]
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Abstract
Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by a larva of the tapeworm Echinococcus. All
organs can be involved, but it is frequently located in liver for adults and
lung for children. The clinical features are nonspecific. Imaging findings has
an important place in the diagnosis and the follow-up. Rupture is the most
common complication of a hydatic cyst and has a variety of imaging findings
depending on the ruptured layer, the amount of air within the cyst and the type
rupture. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy presenting shortness of breath
and fever among other symptoms revealing by chest X-ray and thoracic CT scan, a
lung ruptured hydatic cyst to the pleural cavity causing a tension
hydro-pneumothorax and a superadded infection.
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