Cardiac hydatidosis.
We report a case of an adult who developed superior vena cava syndrome because of cardiac hydatidosis. A 37-year-old man from Morocco developed progressive dyspnoea and cough. Cardiac hydatidosis was diagnosed because of both the typical radiological findings and the positive serology for echinococcosis. The patient was treated by surgery and albendazole without complications.
Neuville
Mathilde
M
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France.
Grisoli
Dominique
D
Nicoud
Alexane
A
Jacquier
Alexis
A
Lagier
Jean-Christophe
JC
Collart
Frédéric
F
Thomas
Pascal
P
Parola
Philippe
P
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013502:General Surgery / Q000379:methods; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D010272:Parasitic Diseases; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery
D015766:Albendazole