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. 2009 Mar-Apr;18(2):114-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2007.11.001. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

Isolated pericardial and intracardiac hydatidosis: presentation as congestive cardiac failure and fatal pulmonary embolism

Ashish Katewa  1 , Pradeep Vaideeswar, Jayant V Khandekar, Sayed Sajid, Rahul M Jawale, Nandkishore B Agrawal, Pragati A Sathe
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Isolated pericardial and intracardiac hydatidosis: presentation as congestive cardiac failure and fatal pulmonary embolism

Ashish Katewa et al. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2009 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Localization of hydatid cysts in the heart is a rare phenomenon, with an incidence of 0.5-2%. In almost half these cases, the heart is the sole organ to be involved. We report a case of massive pericardial hydatidosis in a female patient who presented with features of congestive cardiac failure. Cysts in the endocardium of right side of the heart resulted in fatal pulmonary embolism.

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