Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: The Camalote Sign.

ABSTRACT

Echinococcosis or hydatid disease is caused by larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus. It remains an important health problem, especially in regions with inadequate hygienic environments and poor veterinarian control. Liver is the most common organ of involvement in adults and lungs are commonly involved in younger people. The cysts are characteristically seen as solitary or multiple circumscribed or oval masses on imaging. The characteristic imaging appearance changes with rupture of cyst. Surgery is the recommended form of treatment. We present a case of ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst with communicating rupture into the bronchus, which is not very common.