Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst.

Usman Shakil; Atiq Ur Rehman; Rahat Shahid

Author(s)

Usman Shakil Department of Radiology, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Atiq Ur Rehman Department of Radiology, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Rahat Shahid Department of Radiology, PNS Shifa, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Hydatid cyst disease is common in our part of the world. Cardiac hydatid cyst is its rare manifestation. We report this case of 48-year male having isolated cardiac hydatid cyst, incidentally found on computed tomography. This patient presented in medical OPD of Combined Military Hospital, Lahore with one month history of mild retrosternal discomfort. His general physical and systemic examinations as well as ECG were unremarkable. Chest X-ray showed an enlarged cardiac shadow with mildly irregular left heart border. Contrast enhanced CTscan of the chest showed a large well defined multiloculated non-enhancing cystic lesion with multiple daughter cysts involving wall of left ventricle and overlying pericardium. Serology for echinococcus confirmed the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. Patient was offered the surgical treatment but he opted for medical treatment only. Albendezol was prescribed. His follow-up echocardiography after one month showed no significant decrease in size of the cyst.

Publication Details

Page(s) 374-375

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 25, Issue: 5, Year: 2015

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