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Cardiac Hydatid Cyst Successfully Managed with Albendazole: A Case Report

Reem A AlShamlan1, Abdulrahman M Almousa2, Mohammed J Al Saeed1

  • 1Family and Community Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU.

Cureus
|January 24, 2020
PubMed

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Hydatid disease, a parasitic infection, rarely affects the heart. A young girl with a history of kidney cysts developed a cardiac hydatid cyst, which significantly improved with albendazole treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Parasitology
  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Hydatid disease, caused by *Echinococcus* tapeworms, is globally distributed and can affect various organs.
  • Cardiac involvement in hydatid disease is exceptionally rare, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Observation:

  • A young female patient presented with chest pain and dyspnea.
  • She had a prior history of a surgically treated renal hydatid cyst.

Findings:

  • Diagnostic investigations revealed a hydatid cyst within the left ventricular wall.
  • Medical management with albendazole resulted in a dramatic clinical improvement.

Implications:

  • This case underscores the necessity of considering hydatid disease in patients with a history of parasitic cysts, even with cardiac symptoms.
  • Early suspicion and appropriate treatment, including medical therapy, are crucial for managing rare cardiac manifestations of hydatidosis.

Keywords:
cardiac hydatid cystcomputer tomographyechinococcus granulosushydatid disease

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