Stroke: a rare presentation of cardiac hydatidosis.
A 13-year-old boy presented with acute stroke leading to right-sided hemiparesis. A contrast CT scan of the brain showed a hemorrhagic infarct in the left basal ganglia region with surrounding edema. Echocardiography showed a hydatid cyst in the right atrial chamber extending into the left atrium. A single hepatic hydatid was also seen.
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Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Navak Hospital, MR Centre, New Delhi, India. nanu_singh@yahoo.com
Arora
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Gupta
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Anuradha
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Sridhara
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Agarwal
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Gulati
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D000293:Adolescent; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed