[Pulmonary echinococcus cysticus].
A 23-year-old Spanish male presenting with hemoptysis, fever and radiologic signs of lung tumor was found to have hydatid disease of the lung with rupture into the bronchial system. Diagnosis was possible only by demonstration of scoleces in the sputum. The cyst was totally enucleated by surgery. The epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of this quite rare disease are briefly reviewed with special reference to immunology, radiology and cytology.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000032:analysis; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
Echinococcus cysticus der Lunge