1988
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1988.11812211
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Primary cardiac echinococcosis: report of two cases with review of the literature

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“…Pericardial localization without myocardial involvement is also extremely uncommon. Patients with a cardiac hydatid cyst may remain asymptomatic for many years or have minor nonspecific complaints, but it is associated with an increased risk of lethal complications, including rupture leading to cardiac tamponade, anaphylaxis and also death, if undiagnosed and untreated (3)(4)(5)(6)(7).…”
Section: H Ydatid Disease Is a Parasitic Infestation Caused Bymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pericardial localization without myocardial involvement is also extremely uncommon. Patients with a cardiac hydatid cyst may remain asymptomatic for many years or have minor nonspecific complaints, but it is associated with an increased risk of lethal complications, including rupture leading to cardiac tamponade, anaphylaxis and also death, if undiagnosed and untreated (3)(4)(5)(6)(7).…”
Section: H Ydatid Disease Is a Parasitic Infestation Caused Bymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Los síntomas predominantes son los secundarios al taponamiento: disnea, dolor torácico (15,17) El diagnostico se realiza por ecocardiograma (6,7,16) y por técnicas de imagen como la TAC y/o RMN (8,12); analíticamente con Ac específicos frente a equinococccus mediante ELISA e inmunoblot (sensibilidad del 80-100%), siendo característico la presencia de eosinofilia (59% de casos) en sangre periférica. El diagnóstico diferencial debe realizarse con tumores de origen cardiaco, formaciones quísti-cas tipo teratomas, quistes congénitos del pericardio, quistes secundarios a hematomas intrapericárdicos o degeneraciones quísticas de tumores (16).…”
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“…The circular capillary blush at coronary angiography is a pathognomic sign. 23 In the case report we presented, symptoms were those of acute cardiac tamponade. The cyst was noticed on control echocardiography performed after pericardiocentesis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%