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A Concomitant Intramyocardial and Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Case Report
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryCardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. In cystic Echinococcus humans are an accidental host. Liver and lungs are the most frequently involved organs. Herein a unique case of intramyocardial hydatid cyst of left ventricle along
Harsh Sateesh Seth +5 more
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Hydatid Cyst Recurrence 24 Years After Thoracotomy: Multiple Daughter Vesicles Removed by VATS [PDF]
Hydatid disease usually affects the liver and lungs, while thoracic wall involvement is extremely rare. We present a case of a 27-year-old woman with a history of right thoracotomy for hydatid cyst excision at age 3, now presenting with right upper back ...
Caner İŞEVİ +3 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Hydatid cyst disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus poses a major zoonotic threat in Iran, especially in rural and pastoral areas. It causes considerable public health and economic costs due to high treatment expenses, decreased livestock productivity, and carcass condemnation. Methods We applied the illness‐death model (
Behrooz Ahmadi +3 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 An unusual case of saphenous neuropathy secondary to compression by a large hydatid cyst within the adductor longus muscle is reported. Solitary hydatid cyst(s) localized in the skeletal muscles occur rarely and often mimic soft tissue tumours ...
Ridvan Alimehmeti +3 more
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An Iranian man with increased thigh mass due to a hydatid cyst
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2020 Background: Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by . Primary single-intramuscular hydatid disease is rare, even in endemic regions of the world.
Samiee-Rad, Fatemeh, Emami, Ali
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Large Hydatid Cyst in the Cardiac Interventricular Septum: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, Volume 54, Issue 6, Page 1538-1542, July/August 2026.Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease with a high incidence in pastoral areas in Tibet. The heart is an uncommon location of echinococcosis, and involvement of the interventricular septum is even rarer. This disease can remain asymptomatic for a long time, but may result in cardiac tamponade and sudden death.
Lin Gao, Yixiu Zhang, Xiao Yang
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Intra‐biliary hydatid cyst rupture: A rare case report with superinfection
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Hydatid cysts, primarily found in the liver (70%), are caused by parasitic infections and can lead to severe complications such as cyst rupture. This case report describes a unique instance of a hydatid liver cyst occupying the right
Hanan Al‐Asbahi +7 more
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Comments on “Right Ventricular Hydatid Cyst Before and After Rupture”
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Early surgical excision should be considered the primary treatment modality for cardiac hydatid cyst, and that medical therapy should be meticulously integrated into the preoperative planning process.
Hakan Baltacı, Zihni M. Duman
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2015 Hydatid disease is an extremely uncommon differential diagnosis in the cystic/lytic lesions of bone. We present a rare case of echinococcal infection of femur which presented as pathological fracture in a middle-aged female and diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology.
F, Babitha, P V, Priya, U, Poothiode
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Diagnostic difficulty of liver lesion
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016 Liver abscess is mostly either pyogenic or amebic. Fungal and mycobacterial liver abscesses are rare and mostly associated with immunosuppression. The occurrence of fungal liver abscess with hydatid cyst was never reported previously.
Jayabal Pandiaraja
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