Ruptured hydatid cyst masquerading as tension pneumothorax.
We report a 35-year-old man who presented to us with features suggestive of a tension pneumothorax. However insertion of a chest tube did not result in any signs of improvement. Further investigation demonstrated that he had a ruptured hydatid cyst. He underwent an emergency thoractomy and excision of the cyst. Ruptured hydatid cyst should be considered as a possibility in patients who present with sudden onset respiratory distress and hypoxia in geographical areas where the disease may be prevalent.
Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome