[Hydatic disease of the heart presenting with pericardial effusion. A case report].
The authors report a rare case of multiple mediastinal hydatid cysts which ruptured in a 48 year old man who presented with a pericardial effusion. The diagnosis was confirmed by 2D echocardiography, completed by CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was operated as a semi-emergency and the outcome was good. This case underlines the rare pericardial involvement and the severity of the complications of cardiac hydatid disease.
Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, CH Ibn-Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology