Hydatid cyst of the heart is an uncommon presentation of hydatidosis. We present a case of pericardial hydatid cyst in pericardial oblique sinus with extension to posterior wall of left atrium (LA), occluding all pulmonary vein ostia in a 35 year-old female with progressive dyspnea and severe orthopnea.

Hydatid cysts grow commonly in liver and lungs, but irregularly they are established in other sites. Occasionally few embryos run away the capillary filtrating systems of the liver and pulmonary and lead to hydatidosis of Peripheral organ. This case report expresses an uncommon case of subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the left thigh in child. Based on manuscript search, few cases are presented.

Hydatid disease is seen quite frequently in the sheep-raising areas of the world, such as South America, Australia, Greece and Middle Eastern countries. Kuwait is one of the Middle Eastern countries in which hydatid disease is endemic. Hydatidosis is quite common in this country so this disease should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of mass lesions and other respiratory sympt...

They have emphasised the role of hypertension as a risk factor. They have ascribed it to Diabetes if microalbuminuria is persistent on 2 occasions tested at 8 months interval. It is important to do so as at this stage a proper treatment can arrest further progression. Renal biopsy at this stage may not be rewarding for its therapy affectivity. In my own Editorial on this article, I had alluded ...

In pulmonary hydatid disease, lung resection is not a desirable treatment. Two young boys, aged 9 and 15, presented at our institution, the 9-year-old with a destroyed lung as the result of a delayed diagnosis of a giant cyst; the second with a massive hemoptysis as the result of preoperative albendazole use. Both children underwent a lobectomy for the treatment of pulmonary hydatidosis. Delaye...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hydatidosis is a major public health problem that can cause significant morbidity and mortality; however, it is possible to control and even eradicate the disease. This study was carried out to investigate pediatric hydatidosis in Iran. METHODS Data were collected from the records of 31 patients admitted to the Children Medical Center Hospital in Tehran, Iran, with hyda...

A 28-year-old female patient was referred to us with complaints of massive haemoptysis and cough with expectoration, of two years' duration. Her chest radiograph, computed tomography scan and video-bronchoscopy revealed a cystic lesion in the right upper and lower zones of the lungs. Aspiration from the cyst fluid was grossly hemorrhagic and full of inflammatory cells. On digestion of the fluid...

BACKGROUND The hydatidosis is endemic in our region. Some of the recent studies revealed that hydatid cyst prevalence is decreasing gradually in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the actual prevalence of hydatidosis in an endemic region of Turkey, and to share our experiences in the medical and surgical management of hydatidosis. METHODS Data were collected retrospectively from...