title: Hydatid disease of the lung presenting with hemoptysis and simulating a lung abscess.
abstract: Hydatidosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases in the world. In this report, we describe a 25-year-old patient from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh who presented with cough, chest pain, dyspnoea, and hemoptysis due to hydatid disease of the lung. Although it is one of the less common causes of hemoptysis, hydatid disease of the lung requires greater attention in countries such as India, where hydatid cyst disease is common.
authors.affiliation: NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, India.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toleti
authors.forename: Mv
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subbarao
authors.forename: Pragathi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dwarabu
keywords: Hemoptysis; hydatid cyst; lung