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8‐year old patient with giant hydatid cyst consulted with chest wall asymmetry
Author(s) -
Uygun Saime Sündüs,
Arıbaş Olgun Kadir,
Pekcan Sevgi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12811
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcus granulosus , hydatid cyst , thorax (insect anatomy) , echinococcosis , cyst , echinococcus , radiology , cystic echinococcosis , deformity , surgery , anatomy , zoology , biology
Cystic echinococcosis, a zoonotic disease, is common in Turkey and is caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. We describe the case of an 8‐year‐old girl who was admitted to hospital with chest wall asymmetry after a fall from height, without any other symptoms. Cystic lesion was identified on radiology, and serology supported the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. The patient underwent thorax surgery. Postoperatively, she was treated with benzimidazoles for 2 months. Rarely, hydatid cysts can reach a size sufficiently large to cause chest deformity.