Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Hospital Selayang, Lebuhraya Selayang, Kepong, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. wathiqah.wahid@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
Med J Malaysia, 2021 Jan;76(1):103-106.
PMID: 33510119

Abstract

Pulmonary hydatid cyst (PHC) in pregnancy is a very rare pathology. We report here a case of ruptured PHC during pregnancy in a 26-year old Syrian (refugee) woman who presented with complaints of productive cough with metallic taste and dyspnoea. PHC was suspected due to her clinical and radiological findings. Interestingly, the sputum examination confirmed the diagnosis as numerous protoscoleces were present. Serology for Echinococcus infection revealed positive at high titre. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment by providing care improves the patient outcome. Parasitological examination of the respiratory specimen in suspected ruptured PHC is desirable as a valuable detection tool.

* Title and MeSH Headings from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.