| Autor: |
Salma Charfeddine, Souad Mallek, Majdi Gueldiche, Faten Triki, Hela Ben Jmâa, Imed Frikha, Samir Kammoun |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 286-291 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1016-7315 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jsha.2015.04.003 |
| Popis: |
Hydatid disease remains endemic in some parts of the world. Cardiac hydatidosis with multivisceral involvement is uncommon but potentially fatal. We report the case of a 36-year-old Tunisian woman admitted with chest pain and T-wave inversion in the inferior leads on her electrocardiogram. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large hydatid cyst in the epicardium throughout the left ventricle. Thoraco-abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scan showed several hydatid cysts in the left lung, the liver, and in both breasts. After one week of albendazole treatment, surgical excision of the cardiac cyst on cardiopulmonary bypass was carried out as well as excision of the pulmonary and breast cysts. The postoperative course was uneventful and albendazole treatment was continued for six months. Though hydatid cardiac involvement is very rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of atypical chest pain in young patients, especially those living in regions where hydatid disease is endemic. |
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