Conservative management of a ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst.
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.
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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
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole