8-year old patient with giant hydatid cyst consulted with chest wall asymmetry

Pediatr Int. 2015 Dec;57(6):1164-6. doi: 10.1111/ped.12811.

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.

Keywords: chest wall asymmetry; child; echinococcosis; hydatid cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / parasitology
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Referral and Consultation*
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Thoracic Wall / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thoracic Wall / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed