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Chest clinic
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Giant air-inflated hydatid cyst of the lung mimicking massive pneumothorax
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A 68-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to our emergency department with a 6-month history of progressive dyspnoea, tachycardia, chronic cough and purulent sputum production. The patient's medical history was notable for hepatic echinococcosis diagnosed in 2002.
Physical examination revealed no chest wall movement, a hyper-resonant sound on percussion, absent tactile fremitus and no audible breath sound in the right hemithorax. A slight tracheal deviation towards the left could also be felt on palpation …
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