Tubercular infection of hydatid cyst

Tubercular infection of hydatid cyst

Tubercular infection of hydatid cyst of the chest wall in an immunocompetent individual is rare. Immune modulation for symbiosis between host cells and the parasite - Echinococcus granulosus favors tubercular infection. In this case report, we describe a case of both these chronic diseases coexistin...

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Main Authors: Tushar Patial, Gopal Singh, Digvijay Thakur, Sahil Chaddha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Helminthiasis
hydatid cyst
hydatidosis
tuberculin test
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=2;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=Patial
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Summary:Tubercular infection of hydatid cyst of the chest wall in an immunocompetent individual is rare. Immune modulation for symbiosis between host cells and the parasite - Echinococcus granulosus favors tubercular infection. In this case report, we describe a case of both these chronic diseases coexisting together, to present as chest wall mass.
ISSN:2212-5531
2212-554X

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