DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i03.040

Pages: 401-405

Hydatid disease is caused by the larval stage of taenia Echinococcus, which endemic in the Mediterranean region. Recently, the prevalence of the disease has increased worldwide due to an increase in the frequency of travel and immigration. Cyst hydatid mainly affects the liver and the lungs. Primary pleural hydatid disease is a rare variant of this uncommon disease and is rarely reported in medical literature. Here, we report four cases of pleural hydatid cyst discovered in patients, with a nonspecific clinical presentation. The interest of this article is to clarify the epidemiological, clinical and radiological character of the primary pleural hydatid cyst.