title: Conservative management of a ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst.
abstract: Pulmonary hydatid cysts in children frequently develop complications such as infection and air leaks. Surgery combined with medical therapy remains the standard form of treatment. We report a 7-year-old child who developed rupture of a large pulmonary hydatid cyst following chest trauma; conservative management resulted in successful expulsion of the cyst.
authors.affiliation: School of Child and Adolescent Health, Division of Paediatric, Pulmonology, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. mzampoli@ich.uct.ac.za
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zampoli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zar
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013183:Sputum / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole