title: Pneumothorax in pregnancy secondary to ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst.
abstract: Hydatid disease in pregnancy is a rare condition. Ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst with pneumothorax during pregnancy is potentially serious for both the patient and the fetus. Diagnosis, treatment, and the mode of delivery of the infant all present complex problems related to this event. We describe here a case of pneumothorax occurring during pregnancy secondary to ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst with a good outcome for both the mother and the fetus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. iftikhardoc90@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Iftikhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Waseem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hajjar
authors.forename: Ahmed Nageeb
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Alakeed
authors.forename: Salah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahal
authors.forename: Zohair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Alhariri
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alnassar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth