Intrapleural tenecteplase in complicated Hydatid Cyst: a case report

Hydatid cyst are considered common zoonotic infections in Middle East, lungs are the second organ to be affected after the liver, pulmonary hydatid cyst are classified into simple and complicated, where complicated cysts carry a challenges in presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. We report a case of complicated hydatid cyst that was treated initially as a lung abscess with effusion and received intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy then turned into be complicated hydatid cyst and treated with a surgical approach.