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Cardiac Hydatid Disease and Peritoneal Tuberculosis Coexistence [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2022; 50(5): 371-373 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2022.21244

Cardiac Hydatid Disease and Peritoneal Tuberculosis Coexistence

Deniz Mutlu1, Utku Raimoğlu1, Murat Çimci2, Suat Nail Ömeroğlu3, Eser Durmaz1, Barış Ikitimur1, Bilgehan Karadağ1
1Department of Cardiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Erbaa State Hospital, Tokat, Turkey
3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection caused by Echinocococcus granulosus. The coexistence of tuberculosis and cardiac hydatid cyst is extremely rare and generally seen in developing countries. Here, we describe a unique case of a patient presenting with cardiac and gastrointestinal symptoms, who has coexistence of cardiac hydatid cyst and peritoneal tuberculosis.

Keywords: Cardiac involvement, cyst hydatid, diagnosis, tuberculosis

Corresponding Author: Deniz Mutlu
Manuscript Language: English
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