Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young

Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young

Echinococcosis can involve any organ. The liver is the most common organ involved, followed by the lungs. Depending on the location of involvement it can have varied presentation. We describe a young adult presenting with chest pain secondary to a pulmonary giant hydatid cyst. A pulmonary hydatid cy...

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Main Authors: S R Kalpana, Kumsi Sridhar, Balaji Murugan, Nagaraja Moorthy, Manjunath C Nanjappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chest pain
chest radiograph
echinococcosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=262;epage=263;aulast=Kalpana
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spelling doaj-45ea263f0d4b4bfa845bd08f7964941f2020-11-24T22:01:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2014-01-0131326226310.4103/0970-2113.135770Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in youngS R KalpanaKumsi SridharBalaji MuruganNagaraja MoorthyManjunath C NanjappaEchinococcosis can involve any organ. The liver is the most common organ involved, followed by the lungs. Depending on the location of involvement it can have varied presentation. We describe a young adult presenting with chest pain secondary to a pulmonary giant hydatid cyst. A pulmonary hydatid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain without conventional risk factors of coronary artery disease, especially in a tropical region.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=262;epage=263;aulast=KalpanaChest painchest radiographechinococcosis
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author S R Kalpana
Kumsi Sridhar
Balaji Murugan
Nagaraja Moorthy
Manjunath C Nanjappa
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Kumsi Sridhar
Balaji Murugan
Nagaraja Moorthy
Manjunath C Nanjappa
Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young
Lung India
Chest pain
chest radiograph
echinococcosis
author_facet S R Kalpana
Kumsi Sridhar
Balaji Murugan
Nagaraja Moorthy
Manjunath C Nanjappa
author_sort S R Kalpana
title Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young
title_short Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young
title_full Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young
title_fullStr Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young
title_full_unstemmed Hydatid cyst of lung: An uncommon cause of chest pain in young
title_sort hydatid cyst of lung: an uncommon cause of chest pain in young
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Lung India
issn 0970-2113
0974-598X
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Echinococcosis can involve any organ. The liver is the most common organ involved, followed by the lungs. Depending on the location of involvement it can have varied presentation. We describe a young adult presenting with chest pain secondary to a pulmonary giant hydatid cyst. A pulmonary hydatid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain without conventional risk factors of coronary artery disease, especially in a tropical region.
topic Chest pain
chest radiograph
echinococcosis
url http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=262;epage=263;aulast=Kalpana
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