Infected myocardial hydatid cyst imitating left ventricular aneurysm

Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Jun;11(3):239-41. doi: 10.1016/s0967-2109(03)00012-7.

Abstract

We report a case of infected intracardiac hydatid cyst in a patient who had complaints of chest pain, exertional dyspnea, palpitation, evening fever and fatigue. Echocardiography demonstrated a left ventricular apical cystic mass in 7 cm diameter. Magnetic resonance imaging and hemagglutination test confirmed the diagnosis. Single capsulated cyst full of pus was surgically removed by using cardio-pulmonary bypass. Histopathological examination revealed an infected hydatid cyst. Postoperative recovery was uneventful and the patient remains free of symptoms after one year of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathies / microbiology*
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology