Hydatid cyst of the pericardium: a case report.
Pericardial hydatid cystis a rare condition; its clinical presentation is variable. It can reveal straightaway at the stage of life threatening complications. We report the case of a 17 years old female Arab patient, who complained of a sudden onset dyspnea, clinical examination was poor; the diagnosis was suspected by echocardiography and confirmed by the CT scan and hydatid serology. Furthermore, no other location was noted. Surgical treatmentwas proposed. The modern cross-sectional imaging especially CT scan and MRI revolutionized the diagnosis of this rare hydatid location.
Department of Radiology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco.
Abdelilah
A
Mouhsine
Emergency Department, Mohamed V Military Hospital of Instruction, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
Ahmed
A
Belkouch
Department of Radiology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco.
El Mehdi
el M
Athmane
Department of Radiology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco.
Redouane
R
Roukhssi
Department of Radiology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco.
Abdelghani
A
El Fikri
Emergency Department, Mohamed V Military Hospital of Instruction, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
Lahcen
L
Belyamani
Department of Radiology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco.
Mbarek
M
Mahfoudi
D000293:Adolescent; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
CT scan; MRI; echocardiography; hydatid cyst; pericardium