Ruptured hepatic hydatid cyst and an unusual case of pseudomonas septicaemia.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a very rare cause of septicaemia in adults without significant underlying disease. A case of pseudomonas septicaemia occurring as a complication of a ruptured hydatid cyst in an apparently healthy young soldier is presented. This patient also had unusual pulmonary sequelae resembling pulmonary metastases together with massive haemoptysis.
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Department of Surgery, Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, Mdantsane, E. Cape.
D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*