Abstract
A 24-year-old woman with a history of hydatid disease of the lung and brain, which was treated surgically and medically with albendazole, was admitted because of syncope. Echocardiography demonstrated a mass in the anterolateral papillary muscle and chordae tendineae. Despite negative serologic tests for Echinococcus granulosus, cytology and histology of the surgically removed mass confirmed hydatid disease. The patient was discharged and treated further with albendazole and praziquantel.
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MeSH terms
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Albendazole / therapeutic use
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Animals
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
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Chordae Tendineae / diagnostic imaging*
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Chordae Tendineae / pathology
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Echinococcosis / diagnosis
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Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging*
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Echinococcosis / drug therapy
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Echinococcosis / surgery
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Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
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Echocardiography / methods*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Heart Diseases / drug therapy
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Heart Diseases / surgery
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Humans
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Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging*
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Papillary Muscles / pathology
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Praziquantel / therapeutic use
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Syncope / diagnosis
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Syncope / etiology
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Treatment Outcome
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Young Adult