Hydatid pulmonary cyst: A case report



Document title: Hydatid pulmonary cyst: A case report
Journal: Revista médica del Hospital General de México
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000439497
ISSN: 0185-1063
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Secretaría de Marina, Centro Médico Naval, Ciudad de México. México
2Hospital General de México, Unidad de Neumología "Alejandro Celis", Ciudad de México. México
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 82
Number: 2
Pages: 112-115
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico
English abstract Lung Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms from Echinococcus spp genus. It is a global distribution disease when people have closed relation with animals like dogs and lambs. Humans are accidental hosts. The liver is the most affected site followed by the lungs. We present one case of a patient who works with lambs and come from an endemic area in our country
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Neumología,
Microbiología,
Quiste hidatídico,
Pulmones,
Equinococosis quística
Keyword: Pneumology,
Microbiology,
Hydatid cyst,
Lungs,
Cystic echinococcosis
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