title: A case of cardiac hydatidosis: role for transesophageal echocardiography in evaluating bilateral pulmonary nodules.
abstract: Echinococcusis is a zoonotic disease, which is endemic in sheep-raising areas such as Iran. Cardiac involvement of the hydatidosis is rare and mostly asymptomatic, but it could lead to lethal complications. Thus, early diagnosis with accurate treatment would be life-saving. Here we report a 17-year-old female with nonspecific pulmonary presentations and a positive history of pulmonary hydatid cysts. Transesophageal echocardiography showed multiple cardiac hydatid cysts in the right ventricle. Patient underwent the bypass surgery to remove cardiac cysts. Postoperatively patient was on Albendazole and Praziquantel for two years. In a two-year-follow up, the patient had no complications.
authors.affiliation: Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center, National Reseorch Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beleshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehron, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohosen
authors.lastname: Mirhosseini
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Parsaiyan
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fakhri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000187:drug effects; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D012756:Sheep; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole