title: Cardiac echinococcosis associated with cerebrovascular occlusive disease and subcutaneous bullous eruptions and ulcers.
abstract: Cardiac involvement is an uncommon complication of echinococcosis. It is usually asymptomatic and may only be diagnosed incidentally. A 7-year-old boy was admitted with acute stroke and bullous and ulcerated skin lesions. He was diagnosed with cardiac echinococcosis complicated by systemic emboli to the central nervous system and superficial cutaneous arteries. In endemic areas, echinococcosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cardiac disease and unexplained cerebral embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cansu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dilber
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gedikli
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cansu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kul
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erduran
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000469:parasitology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology*