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[Pericardial hydatidosis. A clinical case]
F Răutu1, C Manolache, S Nistor
1Clinica de Pneumoftiziologie, Secţia de chirurgie toraco-pulmonară, Iaşi.
Insights
This case study details a rare instance of intrapericardial hydatidosis, a parasitic infection within the heart
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.
Abstract:
We present a case of intrapericardial hydatidosis in a 56 year old man. The clinical and paraclinical investigations revealed a tumoral structure which is localised in the right costo-phrenic sinus without stating precisely the etiology and localisation of the tumoral structure. The thoracotomy points out the multilocularis intrapericardial hydatidosis, that was surgically solved. The case is very important by the rare occurrence, the diagnosis difficulties and surgical treatment.