Brain and Cardiac Concomitant Localization of the Hydatid Cyst

Amal El Ouarradi; Sara Oualim; Ilham Bensahi; Meriem Elkouhen; Imane Abouloiafa; Mohamed Sabry

doi:10.1155/2020/4829496

Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2020)

Brain and Cardiac Concomitant Localization of the Hydatid Cyst

Amal El Ouarradi,
Sara Oualim,
Ilham Bensahi,
Meriem Elkouhen,
Imane Abouloiafa,
Mohamed Sabry

Affiliations

Amal El Ouarradi: Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Cheikh Khalifa Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco
Sara Oualim: Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Cheikh Khalifa Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco
Ilham Bensahi: Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Cheikh Khalifa Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco
Meriem Elkouhen: Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Benimellal, Beni Mellal, Morocco
Imane Abouloiafa: Department of Radiology, Regional Hospital of Benimellal, Beni Mellal, Morocco
Mohamed Sabry: Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Cheikh Khalifa Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4829496
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infestation that is usually observed in the liver and lungs. The localization in the brain and the heart is exceptional. Here, we report a 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed to have two large hydatid cysts of the heart and brain. We discuss this unusual presentation of hydatid cyst and its management.

Published in Case Reports in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2090-6803 (Print); 2090-6811 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2920

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