Title of article
A Rare Case of Cardiac Hydatid Disease without Liver and Lungs Involvement
Author/Authors
Khalilian, Mohammad Reza Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Norouzi, Ali Reza Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center (PRDRC) - National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Zamani, Hassan Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Forouzan Nia, Khalil Department of Cardiovascular Surgery - Erfan Niayesh Hospital, Tehran, Iran , Noei Teymoordash, Somayyeh Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages
6
From page
2332
To page
2337
Abstract
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Cardiac involvement is rare especially without liver and lungs tissue involvement. We describe a 12-year-old male patient referred to Mofid Children's Hospital, Tehran, Iran in Jul 2020 due to chronic pericardial effusion and suspected tuberculosis infection from Afghanistan. Echocardiography revealed a cystic lesion in the interventricular septum. Thoracic and abdominal computed tomography showed no similar cystic lesion in the lungs and liver. The patient underwent open-heart surgery for cystec tomy and medical treatment with albendazole. Histological examination confirmed hydatid cyst diagnosis. The pa tient was discharged in good condition and oral albendazole was continued.
Keywords
Cardiac hydatid cyst , Pediatrics , Interventricular septum , Cardiac hydatid cyst
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Serial Year
2021
Record number
2717070
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