Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain
Hydatid pulmonary embolism rarely occurs. It arises from the rupture of a hydatid heart cyst or the opening of a visceral hydatid cyst into the venous circulation. We report a case with pulmonary hydatidosis resulting in a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism in a 56-year-old woman with history of h...
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| author | Zied Mezgar Mariem Khrouf Houda Ben Soltane Mohamed Mahjoub Sihem Ben Fredj Amel Amara Maher Jedidi Samar Hajer Sandid Sarra Zaouali Ines Waz Asma Saada Mehdi Methamem |
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| description | Hydatid pulmonary embolism rarely occurs. It arises from the rupture of a hydatid heart cyst or the opening of a visceral hydatid cyst into the venous circulation. We report a case with pulmonary hydatidosis resulting in a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism in a 56-year-old woman with history of hepatic echinococcosis. A brief overview of clinical features and radiologic findings is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af8227a8b87f4c909b4cc130c54fb9b92025-02-03T06:05:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542018-01-01201810.1155/2018/78319107831910Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal PainZied Mezgar0Mariem Khrouf1Houda Ben Soltane2Mohamed Mahjoub3Sihem Ben Fredj4Amel Amara5Maher Jedidi6Samar Hajer Sandid7Sarra Zaouali8Ines Waz9Asma Saada10Mehdi Methamem11Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Epidemiology, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Epidemiology, University Hospital Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, TunisiaDepartment of Legal medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, TunisiaHydatid pulmonary embolism rarely occurs. It arises from the rupture of a hydatid heart cyst or the opening of a visceral hydatid cyst into the venous circulation. We report a case with pulmonary hydatidosis resulting in a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism in a 56-year-old woman with history of hepatic echinococcosis. A brief overview of clinical features and radiologic findings is presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7831910 |
| spellingShingle | Zied Mezgar Mariem Khrouf Houda Ben Soltane Mohamed Mahjoub Sihem Ben Fredj Amel Amara Maher Jedidi Samar Hajer Sandid Sarra Zaouali Ines Waz Asma Saada Mehdi Methamem Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain |
| title_full | Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain |
| title_fullStr | Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain |
| title_short | Case of Massive Hydatid Pulmonary Embolism Incidentally Discovered in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Posttraumatic Abdominal Pain |
| title_sort | case of massive hydatid pulmonary embolism incidentally discovered in a 56 year old woman with posttraumatic abdominal pain |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7831910 |
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