Open AccessConcomitant tuberculosis and hydatid cyst in a solitary pulmonary nodule of left lower lobe
Author(s) -
Mossab Saeed,
A. H. M. Ahmed,
Nezar B Elhassan,
Ahmed M. Elhassan
Publication year - 2009
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.04.2009.1738
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , nodule (geology) , radiology , bronchoscopy , tuberculosis , sarcoidosis , pathology , solitary pulmonary nodule , computed tomography , surgery , paleontology , biology
We report a case of a 25-year-old woman who presented with recurrent attacks of haemoptysis over a 12 month period. Physical examination was normal. Chest x ray and computed tomography scan showed a 2.6×1.9 cm pulmonary nodule. Full blood count and biochemical profile were normal. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy was normal and bronchial aspirate was negative for Ziehl-Neelsen staining and malignant cells. The nodule was removed surgically because it was feared that it could be malignant. Histology showed concomitant hydatid disease and tuberculosis. This is a rare occurrence with only one similar case reported in the literature.