Pulmonary hydatid cyst in HIV-1 disease.
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| ID: sea-92673
ABSTRACT
A 36-year-old male patient, a known case of retroviral disease, presented with clinical features suggestive of pneumonia and was found to have bilateral lower zone lung consolidation which on resolution showed a cystic change on the chest radiograph. A subsequent CT scan revealed the true nature of these cysts to be ruptured pulmonary hydatid cysts showing a 'water lily sign'. The rare association of pulmonary hydatid cyst and HIV from India is described.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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HIV Infections
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HIV-1
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Adult
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary
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India
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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