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. 2023 Jul 14;2023:6975041. doi: 10.1155/2023/6975041

Table 2.

Comparison of published cases of concomitant pulmonary hydatid cyst and aspergilloma.

Case references Study types Age (years)/sex Symptom on presentation/immunocompetency or underlying disease CT findings Treatment
Present case Case report and literature review 30/F Chest pain, cough, and hemoptysis/immunocompetent Well-defined nonenhancing cystic lesion in the anterior basal segment of the right lower lobe adjacent to major fissure Right thoracotomy, cystectomy, and capitonnage

Aliyali et al. [9] Case report and systematic review, total cases = 22 Mean age = 40.8/70% M 75% had a symptom of hemoptysis/all immunocompetent Cavitary lesion (17/22), opacified lesion (2/22), ruptured hydatid cyst (1/22), residual cystectomy cavity (1/22), no cavity (1/22) Standard lobectomy procedures (76%), thoracotomy, pneumonectomy, and cystectomy (24%)

Zareshahrabadi et al. [8] Case report 42/M NA/immunocompetent Circumscribed cystic lesion in the superior and inferior segment of the lower lobes of right and left lungs Radical surgery (lobectomy)

Aala et al. [13] Case report 34/F Chest pain, dyspnea with nonproductive cough/immunocompetent (h/o hyperthyroidism) Subpleural consolidation with small cavitation and pleural effusion, thickening and enhancement in left lower lobe Albendazole and oral itraconazole and thoracotomy
Liver-cystic lesion in caudate lobe of liver (33 mm)

Chopra and Katoch [32] Case report 43/M Productive cough, low-grade intermittent fever, and right-sided nonpleuritic, nonanginal chest pain, and streaky hemoptysis/immunocompetent Thick-walled cavity in the superior segment of the right lower lobe with an intracavitary mass Lobectomy of both right middle and lower lobes

Rezaei et al. [33] Case report 37/F Cough, chest pain, and dyspnea/immunocompetent Inflammatory mass clinging to the chest wall with cavity in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe Right posterolateral thoracotomy, cystectomy, and capitonnage

Sharma et al. [34] Case report 20/M Episodic cough with mucoid expectoration which was associated with streaky hemoptysis with episodic breathlessness/immunocompetent Complex lesion of 3.8 × 2.9 cm in size in right upper lobe with eccentric air crescent Tablet albendazole 10 mg/kg/day with liver function test monitoring for total duration of 12 months

Rao et al. [35] Case report 55/M Hemoptysis/diabetic Well-defined lesion in left lower lobe of lung with mediastinal lymphadenopathy Antifungal, anthelminthics, postero-lateral thoracotomy

Singh et al. [36] Case report 43/M Mild weakness, cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and chest pain/history of minor thalassemia Large cavitary lesion (5 × 6 × 6 cm) involving left lower lobe of lung Surgical excision of the cyst after a course of anthelmintic treatment

Aboksari and Safavi [37] Case report 10/M Chest pain, low-grade fever, nonproductive cough, and malaise/immunocompetent Complicated, ruptured cyst containing air Total cystectomy and capitonnage
Goyal et al. [38] Case report 45/M Breathlessness, hemoptysis/immunocompetent Well-defined peripherally enhancing thick-walled cystic lesion in the middle lobe of the right lung Middle lobectomy with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Nayak et al. [39] Case report 36/F Dyspnea, chest pain, cough with sputum production, intermittent hemoptysis/immunocompetent Two well-defined hypodense mildly enhancing lesions with smooth margins involving posterior basal and lateral basal segment of the lower lobe of the left lung Antifungal and anthelmintic agents
After 6 months-left lower lobectomy

Salazar et al. [40] Case report 72/F Productive cough and recurrent episodes of massive hemoptysis, dyspnea/immunocompetent Extensive cavitary lesion with heterogeneous content in segment 3 of left upper lobe Surgical resection of lesion-multiple segmentectomy