Giant Cardiac Hydatid Cyst in Children: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cardiac echinococcus is a rare affliction of the heart caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Primary echinococcosis of the heart represents 0.5–2% of all hydatid disease cases in endemic regions. It evolves slowly, explaining its rarity in children. We report the case of a 11-year-old chil...

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Autores principales: Fiengo, Leslie, Bucci, Federico, Giannotti, Domenico, Patrizi, Gregorio, Redler, Adriano, Kucukaksu, Denis Suha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25249763
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S15862

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