Cardiac hydatid disease with palpitations as the only presenting complaint: the egg in the nest

oleh: Ali Azari, Leila Bigdelu, Ossama Maadarani, Zouheir Bitar

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: SMC MEDIA SRL 2023-04-01

Deskripsi

Hydatid disease, also known as cystic echinococcosis, is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. It usually invades organs such as the liver and the lungs but can affect any organ. Isolated cardiac involvement is a rare manifestation. We present a case of isolated left ventricle hydatid cyst with negative serological tests, which was treated with surgical removal and confirmed by histopathological examination.