Cardiac hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum: A literature review

S Fennira; S Kamoun; B Besbes; I Ben Mrad; I Zairi; F Ben Moussa; K Mzoughi; S Kraiem

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2019.09.004

Cardiac hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum: A literature review

Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Nov:88:120-126. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.09.004. Epub 2019 Sep 6.

Authors

S Fennira¹, S Kamoun², B Besbes³, I Ben Mrad⁴, I Zairi⁵, F Ben Moussa⁶, K Mzoughi⁷, S Kraiem⁸

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: fennira2@yahoo.fr.
² Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: kamounsofien@gmail.com.
³ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: bouthaina.besbes@gmail.com.
⁴ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: benmrad.imtinen@yahoo.fr.
⁵ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: zairi.ihsen@yahoo.fr.
⁶ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: benmoussa.fethia@yahoo.fr.
⁷ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: khadijamzoughi@yahoo.com.
⁸ Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, El Manar 2 University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: skraiem@yahoo.fr.

PMID: 31499211
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.09.004

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.

Keywords: Cardiac hydatid cyst; Echinococcosis; Interventricular septum.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Echinococcosis / parasitology*
Echinococcus granulosus / genetics
Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
Echinococcus granulosus / physiology
Heart Diseases / parasitology*
Humans
Ventricular Septum / parasitology*