Abstract

Background

Pulmonary hydatidosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus.

Case presentation

In this case report we present a case of a 38-year-old woman presenting with hemoptysis as a manifestation of pulmonary hydatidosis. Hemoptysis was falsely interpreted at first as hematemesis leading to multiple non-indicated gastroscopies. The patient was diagnosed by pathological examination of the lobectomy sample.

Conclusions

Proper history, in differentiating hemoptysis from hematemesis, guides proper management. Also, pulmonary hydatidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cavitary lung lesions, especially in endemic areas.

Details

Title
Hematemesis or hemoptysis? Pulmonary hydatidosis presenting with hemoptysis, case report
Author
Saad, Moustafa Ali 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gamal, Galila 1 ; Elsabagh, Yumn A. 1 ; El Gendy, Hala Ibrahem 1 

1  Cairo University, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Giza, Egypt (GRID:grid.7776.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0639 9286) 
Pages
55
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Dec 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
11107782
e-ISSN
20909098
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-023-00242-z
ProQuest document ID
2843481520
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.