Pericardial hydatid cyst with a fatal course

NARİN N., Mese T., Unal N., Pinarli S., Cangar S.

ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.61-62, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1996.tb03437.x
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.61-62
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cases with cardiac hydatid cyst disease are uncommon, being approximately 0.2-2% of all cases. Most cardiac hydatid cysts are located in the interventricular septum or left ventricular wall. Pericardial location is very rare. We report on a 12 year old girl with pericardial hydatid cyst disease who was otherwise asymptomatic, having no cardiac symptomatology. Unfortunately the course of her disease was fatal. This is the first report of uncommon localized hydatid disease with a fatal outcome.