title: [Cardiac tamponade caused by hydatid pericarditis].
abstract: We present the case of a woman with no previous clinical history of disease, that debuted with acute heart failure with symptoms of cardiac tamponade from hydatic pericarditis as a result of a fistula across the diaphragm secondary to a hydatidic cyst rupture in the liver. Cardiac hydatidosis is rare with an incidence in some series between 0.2-2% in humans infested with Echinococcus, affectation of the pericardia being rare. For this reason we present a revision of its pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and recommended treatment.
authors.affiliation: Medicina Interna, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solano Remírez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Urbieta Echezarreta
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Alvarez Frías
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: González Arencibia
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Llorente Díaz
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D003964:Diaphragm; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous