Salmonella typhi-infected lung hydatid cyst

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Mar;24(3):270-2. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000154331.67419.78.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Contrast Media
  • Drainage / methods
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / therapy
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemoptysis / diagnosis
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lung Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Lung Abscess / therapy
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Superinfection / complications
  • Superinfection / diagnosis*
  • Superinfection / drug therapy
  • Thoracotomy / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Typhoid Fever / complications
  • Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*
  • Typhoid Fever / therapy
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Contrast Media