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Disseminated echinococcosis: follow your heart
Giulio Prati1, Giuseppe Gatti, Manuel Belgrano
1aCardiovascular Department, University Hospital 'Ospedali Riuniti', Polo Cardiologico - via Valdoni n°7bPostgraduate School of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Abstract:
: In this report, we present a rare case of cardiac echinococcosis presenting with cerebral haemorrhage due to rupture of a mycotic aneurysm in a peripheral branch of the media cerebral artery. Further investigations lead to discovery of multiple cysts in the heart and liver. The complementary use of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, MRI and computed tomography lead to the final diagnosis of disseminated echinococcosis and allowed precise evaluation of the anatomical and structural characteristics of the cardiac mass, its boundaries and its relationship with the surrounding anatomic structures.
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