Cardiac hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum: A literature review

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Authors

Sana Fennira · Tunis El Manar University

S. Kamoun · Tunis El Manar University

Bouthaina Besbes · Habib hospital Thameur

Imtinene Ben Mrad · Tunis El Manar University

Ihsen Zaïri · Habib hospital Thameur

F. Ben Moussa · Tunis El Manar University

Khadija Mzoughi ·

Abstract

Human hydatidosis occurs mainly as a result of infection with the larvae of Echinococcus granulosus. Cardiac echinococcosis is an uncommon disease and the interventricular septum is rarely involved. This article is a review of all of the literature related to hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum included in the PubMed database. Forty-five cases reported between 1964 and 2019 were identified.

Topics & Keywords

Parasitic infections in humans and animals Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 88, pp. 120-126

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.09.004

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