Cardiac hydatid cyst and pulmonary hydatidosis in a child

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Dec;21(12):1178-80. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200212000-00024.

Abstract

Hydatidosis in the lungs is unusual, and a cardiac localization occurs rarely. We report a child with cardiac hydatid cyst that developed during albendazole treatment for preceding multiple pulmonary hydatid lesions. The cardiac lesion was treated by surgical excision, and the pulmonary cysts improved with a combination of praziquantel and albendazole therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Albendazole / administration & dosage
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / therapy
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Echinococcosis / complications*
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / therapy
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Septum*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Praziquantel / administration & dosage
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Turkey

Substances

  • Praziquantel
  • Albendazole