title: 8-year old patient with giant hydatid cyst consulted with chest wall asymmetry.
abstract: Cystic echinococcosis, a zoonotic disease, is common in Turkey and is caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. We describe the case of an 8-year-old girl who was admitted to hospital with chest wall asymmetry after a fall from height, without any other symptoms. Cystic lesion was identified on radiology, and serology supported the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. The patient underwent thorax surgery. Postoperatively, she was treated with benzimidazoles for 2 months. Rarely, hydatid cysts can reach a size sufficiently large to cause chest deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Saime Sündüs
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Uygun
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Olgun Kadir
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Arıbaş
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pekcan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: chest wall asymmetry; child; echinococcosis; hydatid cyst