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Hydatidosis is an endemic affection in our country. Hepatic and pulmonary localisation is the most frequent. The other localisation especially in the bone, are exceptional. We report 2 cases of costal hydatid diagnosed on 17 and 33 yeas old male patients admissed for parietal tumor respectively localized in cervix and thorax. The diagnosis,suspected on chest tomography,is confirmed by histologic patterns of resected rib
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Humans , Male , Ribs/parasitology , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Thorax/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
The authors reported 3 cases of broncholithiasis revealed by hemoptysis. The diagnosis was confirmed at the endoscopy in two cases and by thoracotomy in the last case. The etiopathogenic, clinical and therapeutic characteristics was studied with literature review
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Humans , Male , Female , Bronchial Diseases/complications , Bronchi/pathology , TuberculosisABSTRACT
The authors present a case of thoracic actinomycosis with fistula in the skin. Patient was 58 years old. The diagnosis was confirmed by histologic exam of the cutaneous bud. With anti-biotic treatment [penicillin 20M] we obtain a clear amelioration of clinical and radiologic symptoms