title: Echocardiographic appearance of a hydatid cyst of the papillary muscle and chordae tendineae.
abstract: A 24-year-old woman with a history of hydatid disease of the lung and brain, which was treated surgically and medically with albendazole, was admitted because of syncope. Echocardiography demonstrated a mass in the anterolateral papillary muscle and chordae tendineae. Despite negative serologic tests for Echinococcus granulosus, cytology and histology of the surgically removed mass confirmed hydatid disease. The patient was discharged and treated further with albendazole and praziquantel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Split University Hospital, Split 21000, Spinčićeva 1, Croatia.
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fabijanić
authors.forename: Cristijan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bulat
authors.forename: Dalibor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Letica
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nenadić
authors.forename: Valdi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pešutić-Pisac
authors.forename: Vedran
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carević
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole