Open AccessA rare case of coexisting tuberculosis with hydatid disease from North India with review of literature
Author(s) -
Prashant Kumar Verma,
Ranjana Rohilla,
N Vivekanand,
Puneet Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2020-235301
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , rare disease , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , coinfection , radiological weapon , surgery , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , general surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , immunology
Coexisting tuberculosis (TB) and hydatid disease in an immunocompetent individual is an extremely rare occurrence. Given the similarities in the clinical manifestations and morbidities of both, specific diagnosis in individuals coinfected with these is difficult. We, hereby present a case of a 17-year-old adolescent man diagnosed to be a coinfection of pulmonary TB with pulmonary and cardiac hydatid disease, with the review of cases having a similar presentation. The coexistence of these infections should be considered in endemic areas. Management can only be done by a multidisciplinary approach including surgical, microbiological, histopathological and radiological facilities. Complete surgical excision of the cyst is the treatment of choice and medical therapy for both aetiologies should be appropriate to achieve cure.