Asia Pac Allergy.  2015 Apr;5(2):128-131. 10.5415/apallergy.2015.5.2.128.

Anaphylaxis due to ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst in a 13-year-old boy

• Özdemir A
• Bozdemir S
• Akbiyik D
• Daar G
• Korkut S
• Korkmaz L
• BaÅŸtuÄŸ O

• KMID: 2397060
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2015.5.2.128

Abstract

Hydatid cyst, a common disease in the world, is usually transmitted to humans through dog feces. Hydatid cyst is caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Diagnostic interventions for hydatid cyst include physical examination and chest x-ray tomography. Although the treatment options of hydatid cyst vary according to the clinical findings of the patients, the primary treatment may be considered as surgery. We herein reported the case of a child hospitalized due to pneumonia who developed anaphylaxis as a result of the rupture of a pulmonary hydatid cyst.

Keyword

Echinococcus granulosus; Anaphylaxis; Rupture; Eosinophils

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Anaphylaxis*
Animals
Child
Dogs
Echinococcosis
Echinococcosis, Pulmonary*
Echinococcus granulosus
Eosinophils
Feces
Humans
Male*
Physical Examination
Pneumonia
Rupture
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Chest x-ray of the patient at admission.

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  Fig. 2 The appearance of ruptured cyst hydatid in high-resolution computed tomography.

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  Fig. 3 Postoperative chest x-ray of the patient at follow-up.

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