Concomitant Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis and Aspergillosis in a Male Child Publisher Pubmed



Aboksari MS¹ ; Safavi M¹ Show Affiliations
Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Published:2021

Abstract

Co-infection of cystic echinococcosis and aspergillosis is a rare finding. The patient was a 10-year-old boy complaining of chest pain and malaise with a cyst in the right lung who underwent surgical resection of the cyst. Medical therapy with albendazole was started for the patient with the initial clinical impression of cystic echinococcosis. Later, the microscopic evaluation revealed a laminated layer of cystic echinococcosis involved by acute angle branching hyaline hyphae with septate. Thus, the diagnosis of a cystic echinococcosis and aspergillosis co-infection was established. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment along with anthelminthic and anti-fungal therapy, especially in immunocompromised patients. © 2020 The Author(s) [2020]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.