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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep;97(3):641-642.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0298.

Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis

Xavier Argemi  1 , Nicola Santelmo  2 , Nicolas Lefebvre  1
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Case Reports

Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis

Xavier Argemi et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Chest radiography (Panel A) and computed tomography scan (Panel B) showing a cyst-like mass with smooth borders and no calcification in a Turkish woman presenting with a 1-month history of chest pain.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Chest radiography (Panel A) and computed tomography scan (Panel B) showing a ruptured hydatid cyst with underneath interstitial pneumonia and apparition of a pathognomonic germinative membrane.
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