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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 270-272 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- Hemoptysis
- Hydatid
- Lung cyst
- Salmonella typhi
