Large right ventricular hydatid cyst in a child: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cystic Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection with a worldwide distribution. It is caused by the larval stages of a species of tapeworms known as Echinococcus granulosus. Even in endemic areas; Cardiac involvement by hydatidiosis is very rare and has atypical presentations as well as localization which make it undiagnosed in about 10% of cases. The left ventricle is the most Common chamber involved by the hydatid cyst and isolated involvement of the right ventricle is very rare, especially in children. The aim of the present study was to describe hydatid cardiac cyst of the right ventricle of a child.

Case presentation

We present a rare case of an 8 year-old boy, living in a rural area, who was diagnosed with a cardiac hydatid cyst in the right ventricle. He als

SUBMITTER: Vahidshahi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363099 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature