Pericardial hydatid cyst and tuberculosis co-existence

Saniye Girit; Esra Polatoğlu; Ebru Şenol; Hakan Ceyran; Şermin Çoban Kökten

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.14909

Pericardial hydatid cyst and tuberculosis co-existence

Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2018 Apr 30;26(2):312-315. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.14909. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Authors

Saniye Girit¹, Esra Polatoğlu¹, Ebru Şenol¹, Hakan Ceyran², Şermin Çoban Kökten³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Child Health and Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

Abstract

Tuberculosis and hydatid cyst are still major health problems in developing countries. Co-existence of these two infections is also seen commonly. In this article, we present a 15-year-old-girl patient who applied with cardiac tamponade accompanied by pleural and pericardial effusion and was diagnosed as pericardial hydatid cyst and pericardial tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case with such feature reported in the literature.

Keywords: Children; pericardial hydatid cyst; pericardial tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports