title: Syncope as the primary manifestation of hydatid cyst. Report of two cases with different etiologies.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation that is caused by the larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Clinical manifestations are extremely variable and related to the location and the size of the cysts. Syncope as the first clinical presentation of hydatid cyst is a very rare condition. Herein, we report two cases of patients with cardiac and pleural hydatid cysts who had syncope as the initial symptom.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey, osmanturak@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Turak
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sökmen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Işleyen
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Okten
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tüfekçioğlu
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Birincioğlu
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome