Invasive mycosis of a pulmonary hydatid cyst in a non-immunocompromised host.
Fungal infection of a parasitic cyst is highly unusual. A case of invasive mycosis of a hydatid cyst situated in an ectatic bronchus is reported in a patient with normal immune status.
Department of Pathology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
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D000328:Adult; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology