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Cardiac hydatid cysts (CHC) are rare complications of echinococcosis, often presenting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report a case of recurrent CHC in a 35-year-old male with a history of cerebral and pelvic hydatid cysts. Diagnostic imaging revealed significant cardiac involvement, necessitating surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Med Surg (Lond)
November 2024
Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Introduction And Importance: Human echinococcosis, also known as 'hydatid cyst,' constitutes a zoonotic parasitic disease attributed to or . Primary afflictions occur in the liver and lungs, whilst the implication of alternative organs remains infrequent. The clinical presentation can vary, and large cysts may cause compression symptoms and complications.
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January 2025
University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
January 2025
Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
BMJ Case Rep
October 2024
Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
We report a rare case of isolated cardiac involvement by hydatid disease in a young female patient, who presented with a recent onset of chest pain and discomfort. The radiological investigations showed an intramyocardial hydatid cyst in the right ventricle-free wall, protruding into the right ventricular cavity. The lesion exhibited characteristic MRI findings of crumpled serpiginous detached membranes within it and delayed peripheral enhancement on dynamic postcontrast late-phase MRIs.
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