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CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Pulmonary Medicine
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1533124
Case report: pulmonary echinococcosis misdiagnosed as bronchogenic pulmonary cysts
Provisionally accepted
Qingcheng Yang 1
Lyubo Wang 1
Yuanlong Shi 1
Siyun Liu 1 Daoguang Fan 1 Bencheng Wu 1
Yi Duan 1 Chenjun Xin 1
Lincan Duan 2*- 1 Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China
- 2 普洱市人民医院, 云南昆明, China
Echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease, is a zoonotic parasitic infection that poses a significant risk to human health. This article delineates the diagnostic and therapeutic course of a patient afflicted with pulmonary echinococcosis who was admitted to the Department of Thoracic Surgery II at Yunnan Cancer Hospital in April 2024. The patient exhibited a history of extensive exposure to livestock and a penchant for consuming undercooked meat. Prior to undergoing surgical intervention, the patient was initially diagnosed with bronchogenic pulmonary cyst. However, subsequent pathological examination revealed a diagnosis of pulmonary echinococcosis. The rarity of the disease and the paucity of experience in diagnosis and treatment rendered the patient's case a valuable opportunity to elucidate the diagnostic and therapeutic journey. This report aims to provide a comprehensive reference for the accurate identification and treatment of pulmonary echinococcosis in future clinical practice.
Keywords: Pulmonary echinococcosis, Bronchogenic pulmonary cysts, diagnose, treatments, Misdiagnosis
Received: 23 Nov 2024; Accepted: 25 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Wang, Shi, Liu, Fan, Wu, Duan, Xin and Duan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Lincan Duan, 普洱市人民医院, 云南昆明, China
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