Abstract

LOPEZ-HUAMANRAYME, Eddy; CONTRERAS-SOTOMAYOR, Shamir J; SUCA-SAAVEDRA, Ronald D  and  CAIRO-CALDERON, Luis R. Complicated pulmonary hydatid disease in a pregnant woman: Case report and literature review. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.3, pp.172-176. ISSN 1018-130X.

Human hydatid disease is a parasitic zoonosis of public health importance that has a great economic impact. The annual incidence ranges from 1,1-15/100 000 habitants, respective values for pregnants are from 1 in 20 000 to 1 in 30 000. We present the case of a 30-week gestational age pregnant woman with multiple complicated pulmonary hydatid disease who delivered by cesarean section. Removal of hydatid cysts was performed two months later uneventfully. Presentation of hydatid disease during pregnancy is a rare event despite of its high prevalence. Definitive treatment during pregnancy is a challenge; the few published reports emphasize the lack of consensus.

Keywords : Echinococcus granulosus; pregnancy; pulmonary echinococcosis.

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