title: [Atypical presentation in hydatid disease: hemoptysis].
abstract: Hydatid disease is an infectious disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. It constitutes a major public health problem worldwide. This disease may present in several atypical forms, causing difficulty in diagnosis. In this article it is stressed that the diagnosis of hydatid disease should be kept in mind in patients presenting with hemoptysis, although this presentation is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Ünitesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Özsürekçi
authors.forename: Aslınur Özkaya
authors.initials: AÖ
authors.lastname: Parlakay
authors.forename: Ali Bülent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Melda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadağ Öncel
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Nural
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kiper
authors.forename: Güzin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cinel
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oğuz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans