Concomitant tuberculosis and hydatid cyst in a solitary pulmonary nodule of left lower lobe

We report a case of a 25-year-old woman who presented with recurrent attacks of haemoptysis over a 12 month period. Physical examination was normal. Chest x ray and computed tomography scan showed a 2.6×1.9 cm pulmonary nodule. Full blood count and biochemical profile were normal. Fibreoptic broncho...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2009; no. sep06 2; p. bcr0420091738
Main Authors Saeed, Mossab Y M, Ahmed, AlaEldin H, Elhassan, Nezar B, Elhassan, Ahmed M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 2009
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesRare disease
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Africa
Black
Cysts
Disease
Female
Lung cancer
Ostomy
Rare Disease
Tuberculosis
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Summary:We report a case of a 25-year-old woman who presented with recurrent attacks of haemoptysis over a 12 month period. Physical examination was normal. Chest x ray and computed tomography scan showed a 2.6×1.9 cm pulmonary nodule. Full blood count and biochemical profile were normal. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy was normal and bronchial aspirate was negative for Ziehl-Neelsen staining and malignant cells. The nodule was removed surgically because it was feared that it could be malignant. Histology showed concomitant hydatid disease and tuberculosis. This is a rare occurrence with only one similar case reported in the literature.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.04.2009.1738