Extremely rare cardiac involvement: Recurrent pericardial hydatid cyst

Akpinar I., Tekeli S., ŞEN T., Sen N., Basar N., Cagli K. E., ...Daha Fazla

Internal Medicine, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.391-393, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6370
  • Dergi Adı: Internal Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.391-393
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hydatid cyst, Pericardial, Recurrent
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Echinococcus granulosus is a common infestation in sheep and cattle raising countries. Although it is typically encountered in liver and lung, rare cardiac involvement of this infestation has very important clinical complications such as heart failure, valve regurgitation, pericardial effusion-tamponade and arrhythmia. In addition, pericardial infestation is an extremely rare condition of Echinococcus granulosus. Here, we report a case of recurrent pericardial hydatid cyst presenting exertional dyspnea, palpitation and presyncope attacks in a 72-year-old man. The diagnosis of recurrent pericardial hydatid cyst was made by transthoracic echocardiography, computed tomography and surgical history. © 2012 The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.