Article: Rare Cause of Tension Pneumothorax: Hydatid Disease of Lung: A Case Report
ABSTRACTLung is the second most common site of hydatid disease, after liver. Pleural involvement of hydatid disease can occur, and usually follows the rupture of a pulmonary or hepatic hydatid cyst into the pleural space. When a patient presents with tension pneumothorax, zoonotic infections, especially hydatid disease of the lung, also has to be considered especially in areas with high burden of the disease. We report a 31 years male patient presenting with tension pneumothorax due to rupture of hydatid cyst of lung.
Keywords: echinococcosis; pneumothorax; rare cause; rupture.
Achyut Bhakta Acharya
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Narendra Bhatta
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Deebya Raj Mishra
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Avatar Verma
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Rejina Shahi
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Keywords
Echinococcosis, Pneumothorax, Rare Cause, Rupture
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https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4693
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