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Cardiac hydatid cyst: case series and review of the literature.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, 830054, China.
Background: Echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease prevalent in pastoral areas, mainly involving the liver and lungs, and rarely affecting the brain and heart. This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of 14 patients with cardiac encapsulated cysts, with the aim of providing insights into the clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, therapeutic strategies, and outcomes associated with cardiac encapsulated cysts.
Methods: This retrospective case series included 13 patients with cardiac and/or cerebral encapsulated cysts.
Splenic Lymphoma Mimicking a Hydatid Cyst Causing a Diagnostic Challenge: A Case Report.
Cureus
November 2024
Department of Radiology, Hebron Governmental Hospital, Hebron, PSE.
Splenic lymphoma, particularly primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PS-DLBCL), is a rare malignancy that often presents with nonspecific symptoms, complicating diagnosis. This case report describes a 44-year-old female with left flank pain and nausea whose imaging studies, including ultrasound and CT, revealed a well-defined heterogeneous lesion in the spleen and left pleural effusion, initially suggesting a hydatid cyst. Despite negative serological tests for echinococcosis, clinical suspicion remained due to the endemic presence of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParasitic Infections in Pulmonary and ICU Patients: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Chest
November 2024
Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Parasitic infections in the U.S. primarily affect immigrants and travelers, often leading to delayed diagnoses by physicians unfamiliar with these diseases.
- Nearly 2,000 cases of imported malaria occur annually, with severe symptoms that can mimic bacterial sepsis, and treatment requires careful management to improve survival.
- Strongyloidiasis, endemic in warm regions, can stay dormant for years and worsen if corticosteroids are used, while other infections like cystic echinococcosis and paragonimus present with specific respiratory symptoms and are found in various global regions, including parts of North America.
Atypical respiratory symptoms due to hepatic hydatid cyst: A case report of emergency surgery.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo, Syria.
Introduction: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus, primarily affects the liver and lungs, particularly in endemic regions. While commonly associated with gastrointestinal manifestations, CE can lead to severe complications that necessitate surgical intervention.
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old female was referred due to a prolonged history of exertional dyspnea that recently worsened.
Case report: a rare case of intradural and pleural wall cystic echinococcosis.
BMC Infect Dis
September 2024
Qinghai University Medical College, Qinghai University, Kunlun Road No. 16, Chengxi District, Xining City, 810000, China.
Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is prevalent in livestock farming regions around the world. However, it remains relatively rare compared to other infectious diseases. CE typically affects the liver, lungs, brain, and kidneys.
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