title: Radiological manifestations of lung echinococcosis in children.
abstract: Echinococcosis of the lung should always be kept in mind when evaluating masses seen in the chest radiograms of children, since the disease is not a rarity. The radiological signs and its differential diagnosis are considered, emphasizing the possibility of the masking of a hydatid cyst by a superimposed pneumonia. The importance of verifying the presence of echinococcosis before deciding on puncture of the lung is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography