Cardiac hydatid cyst and pulmonary hydatidosis in a child.
Hydatidosis in the lungs is unusual, and a cardiac localization occurs rarely. We report a child with cardiac hydatid cyst that developed during albendazole treatment for preceding multiple pulmonary hydatid lesions. The cardiac lesion was treated by surgical excision, and the pulmonary cysts improved with a combination of praziquantel and albendazole therapy.
Yalçin
Ebru
E
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Doğru
Deniz
D
Ozçelik
Uğur
U
Kiper
Nural
N
Göçmen
Ayhan
A
Akhan
Okan
O
D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole