Liver Hydatid Cyst Rupture with Respiratory Distress During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Julián Moreno RojasDaniel VasPublished in: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology (2022)
We present a case of a young male patient who was brought to the emergency room with abdominal pain, fever, dyspnea and hypoxemia, and was initially oriented as an acute COVID-19 pneumonia. A thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) was performed to rule out pneumonia and the abdominal extension of the study revealed a hepatic hydatid cyst with rupture into the abdominal cavity with respiratory distress secondary to an anaphylactic reaction that, if left untreated, may lead to a fatal outcome. An urgent laparotomy was performed with cyst resection. The follow-up and complications are briefly described.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- abdominal pain
- respiratory failure
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- coronavirus disease
- image quality
- sars cov
- contrast enhanced
- liver failure
- public health
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance imaging
- healthcare
- case report
- respiratory tract
- single cell
- drug induced
- middle aged
- community acquired pneumonia
- magnetic resonance
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- advanced cancer