Hydatid disease of the heart : a report of three cases and reveiw of literature

Abstract EN

-Cardiac echinococcosis is rare disease even in countries where the hydatid disease is endemic.

The involvement of the heart itself is reported to range between 0.5 and 2 % of cases of Echinococcosis.

Three patients with cardiac hydatid cyst were reported in this study, their age ranged from 16 to 55 years.

One patient had multiple hydatid cysts, which involve the interventricular septum, This patient had polyvisceral involvement, of liver, spleen, lung and kidney that were removed surgically.

The other two patients had pericardial cyst that removed surgically.

Trial of albendazole was given to patient with interventricular hydatid cyst but failed.

Cross sectional echocardiography is the best diagnostic procedure for cardiac hydatid disease.