Case Report

A Rare Case of Cardiac Hydatid Disease without Liver and Lungs Involvement

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 cystectomy and medical treatment with albendazole. Histological examination confirmed hydatid cyst diagnosis. The patient was discharged in good condition and oral albendazole was continued.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v50i11.7590
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Cardiac hydatid cyst Interventricular septum Pediatrics
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Khalilian MR, Norouzi A, Zamani H, Forouzan Nia SK, Noei Teymoordash S. A Rare Case of Cardiac Hydatid Disease without Liver and Lungs Involvement. Iran J Public Health. 2021;50(11):2332-2336.