Echinococcal Cysts isolated in Pericardium

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Abstract

Equinococcus granulosus is the responsible parasite of hydatidic disease, widely disseminated in our country. The heart is an uncommon localization (0.5-2%), most frequently located at the interventricular septum. We describe a patient who had isolated multiple pericardium cysts. Diagnosis was confirmed with the finding of characteristic cysts in echocardiography and computerized tomography scan in addition to epidemiology and serologic tests. The patient was treated with albendazol 800 mg/d and surgery. The risk of recurrence is 11% and can be prevented by antiparasitic drugs.