Giant Hydatid Cyst of the lung: A case report

Vindhya Palled; Basavaraj AC; Harsha BMnbsp

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Case Report

Giant Hydatid Cyst of the lung: A case report

Vindhya Palled¹ , Basavaraj AC² , Harsha BM ³

¹Resident, ²Professor, Department of Pediatrics, ³Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, JJM Medical College, Davangere

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Dr. Vindhya Palled Room No. 109, Kaveri Hostel, JJM Medical College, Davangere 577 004, Karnataka Email- drvindhyapalled@gmail.com

Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Page no. 34-36,

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Abstract

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulosus, commonly seen in liver followed by lungs and other organs. But giant (10cm or more) cysts are comparatively rare. We report a case of a 13 year old boy with giant hydatid cyst of right lung.

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Hydatid cyst, Giant Hydatid Cyst, Hydatid disease

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