Echinococcus cyst of the left ventricle

Giant Intrapericardial Cyst Causing Compression of the Left Ventricle.

A 38-year-old male with uneventful past history presented with progressive effort dyspnoea, accompanied by fever and nocturnal sweating for the past 10 days. The physical examination was normal and the additional tests showed: leukocytosis and neutrophilia in the laboratory tests; negative series of blood cultures; transthoracic echocardiography showed an image of a cyst measuring 9 4 cm in dia...

A giant hydatid cyst atypically located in the left ventricle.

Cardiac hydatidosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening infestation. Cardiac hydatid cysts generally occur in the left ventricle; followed by the atria, the free wall of the right ventricle, the pericardium and the interventricular septum. Herein, we report a 17-year-old girl with a giant left ventricle cyst who was previously treated by interventional methods for liver and lung hydatid ...

Unusual clinical presentation of a giant left ventricle hydatid cyst.

A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized in our center due to chest and left shoulder pain. Having a history of tamponade and tuberculosis, she was under treatment for the previous two months. Echocardiography, chest CT and MRI documented intramyocardial and pericardial hydatid cyst which was later confirmed by further pathological studies. Later, the cyst was removed surgically.

Left ventricle hydatid cyst mimicking acute coronary syndrome.

Cardiac echinococcosis rarely mimics acute coronary syndrome. The diagnosis of cardiac hydatid cyst might be difficult on account of varying clinical presentations and nonspesific symptoms. A 75-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with typical chest pain. The patient had no history of previous cardiac symptoms or any illness leading to heart disease. Her ECG revealed ischemic changes. ...

Chemical Composition of Hydatid Cyst Fluid of Echinococcus granulosus