ReviewCurrent opinion in pulmonary medicine2010
Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatment of uncomplicated hepatic cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Bilateral lung infiltration secondary to ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Clinical and radiological presentations of pulmonary hydatid cysts in Yemen: a retrospective cross-sectional study at a tertiary center.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Presenting With Hemoptysis in a Term Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2026Article
- Thoracotomy approach and pericardial repair for alveolar echinococcosis.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Complete mitochondrial genome assembly and analysis of a Neotropical lineage of Ligula intestinalis reveals evolutionary and phylogenetic insights.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Cystic Echinococcosis in Hospitalized Children and Adults from Western Romania: 2007-2022.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Primary Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Presentation.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Primary pleural hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of echinococcosis with diagnostic and therapeutic insights.IDCases · 2025Article
- Case Report: Pulmonary echinococcosis misdiagnosed as bronchogenic pulmonary cysts.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking tuberculosis in a child from a dual-endemic region: a case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- HLA class II profile in patients with different stages of cystic echinococcosis according to the WHO ultrasound imaging classification.Parasitology research · 2024Article
- Primary Pulmonary Echinococcosis in the United States: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2024Article
- Cystic Echinococcosis in Hospitalized Children from Western Romania: A 25-Year Retrospective Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- A Canadian children's hospital's experience with cystic echinococcosis over 30 years: A case series.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2024Article
- The impact of detailed history taking: a case report of pediatric pulmonary and hepatic hydatid disease from Ecuador.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Delayed Surgical Treatment of a CE1 Lung Cyst Resulting in Pericystectomy of CE4 Cyst.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging and next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis in the intradural spine: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- A life-threatening encounter: an uncommon case of ruptured hydatid cyst presenting as anaphylactic shock and respiratory distress in a 12-year-old boy.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewPulmonary cystic echinococcosis, a zoonosis caused by the larvae of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is considered as a major public health problem in countries where dogs are used to care for large herds. Despite its frequency and widespread endemicity, the literature on pulmonary cystic echinococcosis is scarce and not systematic. We aimed to summarize currently available information to provide a comprehensive overview for clinicians facing cases of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis. RECENT
findingsDespite discrepancies in the literature, some patterns can be discerned. The ratio of lung:liver involvement is higher in children than in adults. Most pulmonary cases are discovered incidentally on routine radiograph evaluation; also most infected individuals remain asymptomatic until the cyst enlarges sufficiently to cause symptoms. Symptoms are usually caused by mass effect from the cyst. Complications (cyst rupture, aggregated infection) change the clinical presentation, producing cough, chest pain, hemoptysis, or vomica. Diagnosis is obtained by chest radiographs or computed tomography, and supported by serology. Presurgical chemotherapy reduces the chances of seeding and recurrence. Treatment with benzimidazoles is an option when surgery is unavailable or complete removal is unfeasible. SUMMARY: Diagnosis of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis is primarily made by imaging, and surgery remains the main therapeutic approach.
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