Cardiac hydatidosis

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul;83(1):102-3. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0026.

Abstract

We report a case of an adult who developed superior vena cava syndrome because of cardiac hydatidosis. A 37-year-old man from Morocco developed progressive dyspnoea and cough. Cardiac hydatidosis was diagnosed because of both the typical radiological findings and the positive serology for echinococcosis. The patient was treated by surgery and albendazole without complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Combined Modality Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Echinococcosis / complications*
  • Echinococcosis / drug therapy
  • General Surgery / methods
  • Heart / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Morocco
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / immunology
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / surgery

Substances

  • Albendazole