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[Pericardial hydatidosis. A clinical case]

F Răutu1, C Manolache, S Nistor

  • 1Clinica de Pneumoftiziologie, Secţia de chirurgie toraco-pulmonară, Iaşi.

Revista Medico-Chirurgicala a Societatii De Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

This case study details a rare instance of intrapericardial hydatidosis, a parasitic infection within the heart

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Parasitology
  • Thoracic Surgery

Background:

  • Hydatidosis is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus tapeworms.
  • Intrapericardial hydatidosis is an extremely rare manifestation, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Observation:

  • A 56-year-old male presented with a right costo-phrenic sinus tumoral structure.
  • Initial clinical and paraclinical investigations were inconclusive regarding the exact etiology and location.

Findings:

  • Thoracotomy revealed multilocular intrapericardial hydatidosis.
  • Surgical intervention successfully resolved the parasitic infection.

Implications:

  • This case highlights the diagnostic difficulties associated with rare parasitic infections of the pericardium.
  • Successful surgical management underscores the importance of considering hydatidosis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses.

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