A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Embolism: Hydatid Cyst

The echocardiography revealed right chamber dilatation with moderate tricuspid regurgitation and elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (75 mm Hg). Cystic hydatid disease rarely presents with pulmonary embolism that has uncharacteristic clinical features, requiring particular diagnosis and ther...

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Published in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 196; no. 3; pp. 386 - 387
Main Authors:	Savaş, Göktuğ, Coşgun, Muharrem Said, Karabıyık, Uğur, Oğuzhan, Abdurrahman
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Thoracic Society 01-08-2017
Subjects:	Chest Pain - etiology Cough - etiology Cysts Dyspnea - etiology Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - complications Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - surgery Echocardiography Embolectomy Embolisms Endarterectomy Fatal Outcome Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical imaging Middle Aged Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Artery - surgery Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Pulmonary Embolism - surgery Pulmonary embolisms Radiography, Thoracic Tomography, X-Ray Computed Veins & arteries
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Summary:	The echocardiography revealed right chamber dilatation with moderate tricuspid regurgitation and elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (75 mm Hg). Cystic hydatid disease rarely presents with pulmonary embolism that has uncharacteristic clinical features, requiring particular diagnosis and therapy.
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ISSN:	1073-449X 1535-4970
DOI:	10.1164/rccm.201612-2459IM