Isolated cardiac cysticercosis in an adolescent

Matthew D. Eberly; Eugene K. Soh; Sean P. Bannister; Houman Tavaf-Motamen; John S. Scott

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e318163d316

Isolated cardiac cysticercosis in an adolescent

Matthew D. Eberly, Eugene K. Soh, Sean P. Bannister, Houman Tavaf-Motamen, John S. Scott

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Abstract

Cardiac cysticercosis is a rare and typically asymptomatic infection. We report a case of a young man from Cameroon with a left ventricular cyst discovered during a screening echocardiogram. Computed tomography and plain films did not reveal additional cysts. Serology was negative. The patient had the cyst surgically removed for suspected echinococcosis. Sectioning demonstrated a cysticercus. The literature on cardiac cysticercosis is reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	369-371
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318163d316
State	Published - Apr 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cardiac
Cysticercosis
Taenia solium

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