[Pericarditis secondary to the rupture of a hydatid cyst]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1999 Feb;52(2):135-8.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Cardiac hydatic cysts are rare and represent 0.5 to 2% of all hydatic cysts in humans, but usually associated with fatal complications. We report a case of a male 27 years old with a hydatid cyst located in left ventricle asymptomatic until rupture. It was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiogram in a control.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Echinococcosis / complications*
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Pericarditis / diagnosis
  • Pericarditis / etiology*
  • Pericarditis / surgery
  • Rupture, Spontaneous