Hydatid pulmonary embolism secondary to a right ventricular hydatid cyst: A case report

Abir Bouhamdi; Fatima Saddouki; Badr Alami; Mounia Serraj; Mohammed El Biaze; Mohammed Chakib Benjelloun; Bouchra Amara

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Hydatid pulmonary embolism secondary to a right ventricular hydatid cyst: A case report

Abir Bouhamdi,
Fatima Saddouki,
Badr Alami,
Mounia Serraj,
Mohammed El Biaze,
Mohammed Chakib Benjelloun,
Bouchra Amara

Affiliations

Abir Bouhamdi: Department of Pneumology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco; Corresponding author. Neighbourhood Badr, Street Ishak Mousili, Housing estate Tazi, Number 14, Fez, Morocco.
Fatima Saddouki: Department of Radiology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco
Badr Alami: Department of Radiology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco
Mounia Serraj: Department of Pneumology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco
Mohammed El Biaze: Department of Pneumology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco
Mohammed Chakib Benjelloun: Department of Pneumology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco
Bouchra Amara: Department of Pneumology, Hassan II University Hospital, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, PO Box: 1835, Road Sidi Harazem, 30050, Fez, Morocco

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 46
p. 101952

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Hydatid pulmonary embolism is an exceptional but serious condition. It complicates the rupture of a hydatid cyst in the venous return circulation, often of hepatic origin, or the endo-cavitary rupture of a hydatid cyst in the right heart. We report the case of a young patient with hydatid pulmonary embolism revealed by recurrent episodes of hemoptysis.

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/respiratory-medicine-case-reports/

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