IJHSR

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research

| Home | Current Issue | Archive | Instructions to Authors |

Original Research Article

Year: 2017 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 64-67

Pulmonary Hydatidosis, Clinical Facts, Radiologic Features and Mitigation of Parasitosis

Dr Ajaz Nabi Koul1, Dr Abdul Wahid Bhat2, Dr Ridwana Ahad3

1Associate Professor of Medicine & Infectious Diseases, SKIMS, Kashmir
2Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, SKIMS, Kashmir
3RMO, SKIMS, Kashmir

Corresponding Author: Dr Ajaz Nabi Koul

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary hydatid disease continues to haunt clinicians for diagnosis as well as management. We conducted present study in Infectious Diseases Department of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Kashmir for three years. We diagnosed 22 cases of pulmonary hydatid disease by clinical presentation, serology and CT chest. 92% had solitary pulmonary cyst, 3% had bilateral lung cysts and 5% had multiple organ involvement. CT scan was appropriate modality of diagnosis and surgery was the effective line of management. Patients were followed for varying intervals for recurrences which were documented in none.

Key words: pulmonary, Hydatid disease

[PDF Full Text]