UNUSUAL LUNG INVOLVEMENT WITH ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS ACCOMPANIED BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT
Abstract
Hydatid disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus and tuberculosis, which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both are infectious diseases with worldwide extension that are endemic in particular areas. Some cases of these diseases have been identified in Iran. The most commonly affected organs in hydatid disease are liver and lungs. Typically, in the case of tuberculosis lungs are infected, but other organs may be infected as well. The present case study reports a male patient co-infected with Echinococcus granulosus and tuberculosis while his chest X-ray appearance was unusual and serologic test was negative. Despite the fact that hydatid disease and tuberculosis are not rare diseases in specific epidemiologic settings, we found a small number of cases reported related to lung involvement with both of them. This report intends to emphasize the epidemiologic factors, even with unusual lung presentations, that should be taken into account in differential diagnosis of hydatid disease.
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