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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.13968
Fatal pulmonary embolism in an adolescent case: Cardiac and hepatic hydatic cyst
Erman Cilsal1, Okan Dilek2, Cengiz Yılmaz2
1Departments of Pediatric Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
2Departments of Radiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.13968
Hydatid cysts are mostly located in the visceral organs,
and cardiac involvement is very rare. Pulmonary arterial
embolisms due to hydatid cyst are extremely rare, and
they usually develop secondary to the rupture of a cardiac
or hepatic hydatid cyst. Herein, we describe a case of
clinically silent, but disseminated pulmonary embolism
originating from a right ventricular hydatid cyst. Patients
with a disseminated pulmonary embolism have a poor
prognosis in case of delayed diagnosis, and these patients
under anti-parasitic treatment after hydatid cyst resection
should be monitored carefully and screened routinely in
terms of visceral organ involvement.
Keywords : Cardiac hydatid cyst; echocardiography; hydatid cyst; pulmonary embolism
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