• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Apr 2020

    Case Reports

    Rare Cause of Tension Pneumothorax: Hydatid Disease of Lung: A Case Report.

    • Achyut Bhakta Acharya, Narendra Bhatta, Deebya Raj Mishra, Avatar Verma, and Rejina Shahi.
    • Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020 Apr 30; 58 (224): 265-268.

    AbstractLung is the second most common site of hydatid disease, after liver. Pleural involvement of hydatid disease can occur, and usually follows the rupture of a pulmonary or hepatic hydatid cyst into the pleural space. When a patient presents with tension pneumothorax, zoonotic infections, especially hydatid disease of the lung, also has to be considered especially in areas with high burden of the disease. We report a 31 years male patient presenting with tension pneumothorax due to rupture of hydatid cyst of lung.

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