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  "abstract": "Pulmonary hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, remains a major public health concern in endemic regions. While simple cysts are often asymptomatic or present with mild respiratory symptoms, cyst rupture into the pleural cavity leading to a complete pneumothorax represents a rare, life-threatening acute complication. A 19-year-old woman with a two-month history of progressive exertional dyspnea presented to the emergency department with acute right-sided chest pain of 48 hours' duration. Physical examination showed no acute respiratory distress, and laboratory tests revealed no systemic inflammatory syndrome. Chest radiography demonstrated a right hilar opacity of water density with a rectilinear air-fluid level, associated with complete right lung collapse consistent with a total pneumothorax. Chest computed tomography (CT) confirmed a cystic lesion containing a partially collapsed membrane, characteristic of a ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst causing a pneumothorax. Initial management consisted of emergency chest tube thoracostomy and broad-spectrum empirical antibiotic therapy, followed by definitive surgical resection. Ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst must be systematically included in the differential diagnosis of acute pneumothorax with cavitary or fluid-containing lung opacities in endemic areas. Emergency chest CT and a combined medico-surgical approach are critical for successful management.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, La Marsa, TUN.",
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      "name": "Khaoula Ben Amor"
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13695501?pdf=render",
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  "published": "2026-09-24",
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  "title": "Complete Pneumothorax Secondary to a Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature.",
  "title_text": "Complete Pneumothorax Secondary to a Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature.",
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