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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

The non-resolving lung cavity: a case of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis.

Simon Mifsud, Emma Louise Schembri, Jonathan Gauci, Adrian Mizzi, Charles Mallia Azzopardi, Josef Micallef

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Simon MifsudDepartment of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Emma Louise SchembriDepartment of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Jonathan GauciDepartment of Medicine, Respiratory Division, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Adrian MizziDepartment of Medical Imaging, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Charles Mallia AzzopardiDepartment of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Josef MicallefDepartment of Medicine, Respiratory Division, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Mater Dei Hospital · MT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors report a case of a 20-year-old woman who was diagnosed with pulmonary cystic echinococcosis. She was admitted to hospital with a 1-week history of unresolving cough, coloured sputum with occasional haemoptysis and fever despite oral antibiotics. Radiology revealed a cavitating right lower lobe lung abscess. After 4 weeks of treatment, follow-up radiology showed incomplete resolution. Bronchoscopy revealed a white, avascular cystic lesion in the right lower lobe and serology testing for

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Administration, IntravenousAlbendazoleAnimalsAnthelminticsBronchoscopyDiagnosis, DifferentialEchinococcosis, PulmonaryEchinococcus granulosusFemaleHumansLungLung Diseases, ParasiticRadiography, ThoracicTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAlbendazoleAnthelminticsinfectious diseasespneumonia (infectious disease)tropical medicine (infectious disease)

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PMID28765482
PMCPMC5623306
OpenAlexW2741487868

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