Diagnosis, imaging, and treatment of an unusual cardiac hydatid cyst.
Echinococcosis is endemic in sheep- and cattle-raising areas in Europe, especially in Southern and Central Europe. In France, most cases originated from immigrants from countries where echinococcosis is endemic. Extremely rare native cases have been reported during the last few years in France, especially those concerning isolated cardiac hydatid cyst. In this case report, we propose a complete imaging description of the features of a typical cardiac hydatid cyst from cardiac MRI, complete with surgery, parasitology, and anatomopathology images.
Fertin
Marie
M
Service de Cardiologie C du Pr Bauters, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU de Lille, France.
Mouquet
Frédéric
F
Lallemant
Robert
R
Gaxotte
Virginia
V
Decoene
Christophe
C
Larrue
Benoît
B
Dutoit
Emmanuel
E
deGroote
Pascal
P
Fayad
Georges
G
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D015766:Albendazole