AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION AFTER ALBENDAZOLE USAGE: CHRONIC GRANULAMATOUSE INFLAMMATION (CASE REPORT)

Ahmet Feridun Işık; Metin Er; İrfan Bayram

Ahmet Feridun Işık¹, Metin Er¹, İrfan Bayram²

¹Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Ana Bilim Dalı, Van
²Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Ana Bilim Dalı, Van

Pulmonary hydatid disease is still a serious problem for our country. Surgery is the principal mode of treatment, but medical therapy have been tried for 15 years. Because of lungs are opened organs to atmosphere, this treatment modelity is not sufficient for complete cure even if some authors say the opposite. Hydatid cysts which loose their liveliness become more complicated. These complications can be sorted as, recurrence infections, abscess formation, hemoptysis and bronchiectasy.

In our case, we found out chronic granulamatouse inflammation in cystic cavity after albendazol therapy.

Keywords : Hydatid cyst, albendazole, chronic granulamatouse inflammation

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