Cardiac hydatid cyst: 2 case reports

Siham Nasri, MD; Narjiss Aichouni, MD; Salma Lokman, MD; Noha El Ouafi, MD; Imane Kamaoui, MD; Imane Skiker, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Dec 2021)

Cardiac hydatid cyst: 2 case reports

Siham Nasri, MD,
Narjiss Aichouni, MD,
Salma Lokman, MD,
Noha El Ouafi, MD,
Imane Kamaoui, MD,
Imane Skiker, MD

Affiliations

Siham Nasri, MD: Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed First, BP 4806 Oujda Universite, Oujda 60049, Morocco; Corresponding author.
Narjiss Aichouni, MD: Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed First, BP 4806 Oujda Universite, Oujda 60049, Morocco
Salma Lokman, MD: Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed First, BP 4806 Oujda Universite, Oujda 60049, Morocco
Noha El Ouafi, MD: Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed First, Oujda, Morocco
Imane Kamaoui, MD: Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed First, BP 4806 Oujda Universite, Oujda 60049, Morocco
Imane Skiker, MD: Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed First, BP 4806 Oujda Universite, Oujda 60049, Morocco

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 12
pp. 3829 – 3833

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Hydatidosis is a parasitic disease that is still prevalent in regions that rear farm animals, notably along the Mediterranean coast. The liver and lungs are most commonly involved. Cardiac hydatidosis has been reported infrequently even in countries in which hydatid disease is endemic. This entity must be known because when undiagnosed and untreated, the risk of fatal complications increases. We report 2 cases of cardiac echinococcal cysts in young men. The first case is an incidentaloma in a patient admitted for pancreatitis. The second case is about a patient admitted for dyspnea. CT scan and MRI were performed showing intraventrucular cystic mass with a calcified wall which was very suggestive of a hydatid cyst diagnosis. We would like to emphasize the relevance of imaging in this context and shade some light on imaging diagnostic tools.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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