Pulmonary hydatid cyst in pregnancy
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Abstract
A 26-year-old pregnant lady was referred from a private hospital to the emergency department with a cough, shortness of breath, decreased oxygen saturation, and repeated vomiting. She went to the private hospital for obstetrics and gynecology follow-up for her pregnancy. The patient is 21 weeks pregnant with no known comorbidities. She is gravida three and para two. The patient claimed that since 3 days, the shortness of breath (SOB) and cough have been worsening, and she has been inducing herself to vomit more frequently, however, there is no associated dysphagia. She denied fever, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, or a change in bowel habits.
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| Issue | Vol 7 No 3 (2023): Summer (July) | |
| Section | Case based learning points | |
| DOI | 10.18502/fem.v7i3.13827 | |
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Eid M, Al-Zubaidi A. Pulmonary hydatid cyst in pregnancy. Front Emerg Med. 2023;7(3):e31.
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