Title: Secondary Pleural Hydatosis - A Case Report
Authors:Dr Pravin G U, Dr Manjur Ansari, Dr Gautam M, Dr Parthasarathi A
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i2.52
Abstract
Liver hydatid causing rupture of diaphragm and secondary pleural hydatosisis a rare entity. The present article reports a case of a 61-year-old man who underwent right thoracotomy for the removal hydatid cysts, the liver hydatid cyst had caused rupture of the right hemidiaphragm causing secondary pleural hydatosis. He was suffering from cough and dyspnoea since two weeks. Chest radiograph revealed an opaque right hemithorax with signs of volume loss and compensatory hyperinflation of the left lung for which an intercostal tube was put; multiple cysts were found draining through the tube. Ultrasonography was done to confirm which revealed multiple cysts located in the posterior right hemithorax and liver.
Keywords: Hydatid Cyst, Trans Dyaphragmatic Spread, Echinococcus Granulosus.
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