Brain and Cardiac Concomitant Localization of the Hydatid Cyst

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infestation that is usually observed in the liver and lungs. The localization in the brain and the heart is exceptional. Here, we report a 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed to have two large hydatid cysts of the heart and brain. We discuss this unusual presentation of hyd...

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Autores principales: El Ouarradi, Amal, Oualim, Sara, Bensahi, Ilham, Elkouhen, Meriem, Abouloiafa, Imane, Sabry, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7450355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32908763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4829496
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author El Ouarradi, Amal
Oualim, Sara
Bensahi, Ilham
Elkouhen, Meriem
Abouloiafa, Imane
Sabry, Mohamed
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description Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infestation that is usually observed in the liver and lungs. The localization in the brain and the heart is exceptional. Here, we report a 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed to have two large hydatid cysts of the heart and brain. We discuss this unusual presentation of hydatid cyst and its management.
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spelling pubmed-74503552020-09-08 Brain and Cardiac Concomitant Localization of the Hydatid Cyst El Ouarradi, Amal Oualim, Sara Bensahi, Ilham Elkouhen, Meriem Abouloiafa, Imane Sabry, Mohamed Case Rep Pediatr Case Report Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infestation that is usually observed in the liver and lungs. The localization in the brain and the heart is exceptional. Here, we report a 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed to have two large hydatid cysts of the heart and brain. We discuss this unusual presentation of hydatid cyst and its management. Hindawi 2020-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7450355/ /pubmed/32908763 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4829496 Text en Copyright © 2020 Amal El Ouarradi et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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El Ouarradi, Amal
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Brain and Cardiac Concomitant Localization of the Hydatid Cyst
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title_short Brain and Cardiac Concomitant Localization of the Hydatid Cyst
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