AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF SECONDARY PLEURAL HYDATIDOSIS

Although pleural involvement is relatively common in cystic hydatid di sease, one of the rarest and least known complications is secondary pl eural hydatidosis. We report the case of a patient who presented with polycystic secondary pleural hydatidosis 4 yrs after treatment for a p yopneumothorax caused by rupture of a pulmonary cyst near the pleural space. Due to the coexistence of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, surgery was ruled out. The patient was treated with albendazo le, with a favourable outcome.