Pyopneumothorax revealing a complicated hydatid cyst of the lung
faculty of medicine and pharmacy, Caddy Ayyad university, Department of Pneumology, ARRAZI Hospital, Mohammed VI
University hospital center, Marrakech, Morocco.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(01), 1626–1629
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.1.0076
Publication history:
Received on 03 December 2023; revised on 13 January 2024; accepted on 15 January 2024
Abstract:
Pulmonary hydatidosis remains asymptomatic for a long time, and may be revealed following a complication such as intrapleural rupture. This entity, known as pyopneumothorax, poses a diagnostic problem even in countries with high hydatid endemicity. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects of pulmonary hydatid cysts revealed by spontaneous pyopneumothorax. This is a retrospective descriptive study of 5 patients with spontaneous pyopneumothorax revealing complicated pulmonary hydatidosis collected over 8 years at the Pneumology Department, CHU Mohamed VI, Marrakech, Morocco. Patients were younger and male. Clinical signs were dominated by cough and fever. Chest X-ray showed a hydroaeric image. Pleural puncture revealed a purulent fluid. Direct examination and culture of this fluid did not isolate any germs. All patients were drained and put on initial probabilistic antibiotic therapy. In view of the lack of clinical, biological and radiological improvement and the clinical presentation, we suspected complicated pulmonary hydatidosis. CT scan and thoracic ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis of ruptured KHP.
Keywords:
Hydatid Cyst; Pyopneumothorax; Pulmonary Hydatidosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Anthropozoonosis
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