title: Pulmonary hydatid disease presenting as non-resolving bilateral consolidations.
abstract: A 45-year-old female, post menopausal, presented with extensive bilateral radiological opacities in the lungs. Diagnosis of hydatid diseases was confirmed through open lung biopsy. Treatment with albendazole showed striking improvement in clinical symptoms as well as clearing of radiological shadows.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dhaliwal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole