Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Diagnosed by Bronchoscopy

Abstract

Complicated pulmonary hydatid cyst disease can mimic tuberculosis, lung cancer, empyema and abscess. The diagnosis of complicated pulmonary hydatid cysts may not be easy. Bronchoscopy is not a routine procedure in hydatid cyst disease. However, it is inevitable when clinical and radiological appearance is atypical. A pulmonary hydatid cyst disease case with atypical clinical and radiological findings diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy was presented in this case report.