Abstract
A 12-year-old girl presented with hemoptysis, fever and weight loss. She was initially diagnosed and treated for presumed tuberculosis and a lung abscess. Salmonella typhi was isolated from the abscess. Hydatid cyst was diagnosed at surgery. This is the first reported case of a pulmonary hydatid cyst infected with S. typhi.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Child
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Contrast Media
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Drainage / methods
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Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / complications
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / therapy
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hemoptysis / diagnosis
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Hemoptysis / etiology
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Humans
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Lung Abscess / diagnosis*
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Lung Abscess / therapy
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Rare Diseases
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Risk Assessment
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Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification*
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Severity of Illness Index
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Superinfection / complications
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Superinfection / diagnosis*
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Superinfection / drug therapy
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Thoracotomy / methods
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Typhoid Fever / complications
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Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*
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Typhoid Fever / therapy
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Ultrasonography, Doppler
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Contrast Media