Unusual cause of syncope in a 17 year-old young woman: left ventricular hydatid cyst.
Cardiac involvement in echinococcosis remains a singular finding, possibly associated with confusing symptomatology. We report the original case of a 17 year-old young woman, referred to our cardiology department for repeated exertion syncopes, and ultimately, proven through echocardiography, serologies and magnetic resonance imaging to have a massive hydatid cyst developing inside the left ventricular cavity towards the outflow tract. The cyst has been surgically completely removed with excellent results.
Rekik
Sofiene
S
Krichene
Salma
S
Sahnoun
Mohammed
M
Trabelsi
Imen
I
Kharrat
Ilyes
I
Charfeddine
Hanene
H
Triki
Faten
F
Hentati
Mourad
M
Kammoun
Samir
S
D000293:Adolescent; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery