Open AccessPulmonary cystic echinococcosis: A case report from tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Sheetal Bankar,
Phudang Rebon Tokbipi,
Isha Ranwadkar,
Jayanthi Shastri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_3_20
Subject(s) - cystic echinococcosis , echinococcosis , medicine , tertiary care , hydatid cyst , zoonosis , lung , intensive care medicine , general surgery , veterinary medicine , pathology , cyst
Human echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection transmitted by dogs in livestock-raising areas. We present a case of a 30-year-old female with respiratory symptoms.