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Echinococcosis in both heart and lungs, the first case reported in Albania

Part of: Surgery Echocardiography Advanced Imaging Infectious

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2021

Numila Maliqari ,
Loreta Teneqexhi ,
Albert Koja ,
Altin Veshti ,
Arben Baboci ,
Albana Haxhiu ,
Saimir Kuci ,
Alfred Ibrahimi ,
Durim Cela  and
Vittorio Vanini
Numila Maliqari*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Loreta Teneqexhi
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Albert Koja
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Altin Veshti
Affiliation:
Cardio Surgery Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Arben Baboci
Affiliation:
Cardio Surgery Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Albana Haxhiu
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Saimir Kuci
Affiliation:
Cardio Surgery Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Alfred Ibrahimi
Affiliation:
Cardio Surgery Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Durim Cela
Affiliation:
Diagnostic Imaging Department, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Vittorio Vanini
Affiliation:
Heart of Children Foundation, Bergamo, Italy
*
Author for correspondence: Numila Maliqari, 372, Rruga e Dibres, Qendra Spitalore Universitare “Nene Tereza”, 1001 Tirana, Albania. Tel: +355 682055796. E-mail: numilamaliqari@yahoo.fr
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Abstract

An 11-year-old male was admitted with cough and fever for the last 4 days and also complained of pain in the right lung for some weeks. The boy did not show any other symptoms and his past medical history was unremarkable as well. The radiologist findings showed an aspect that suggested for echinococcosis.

At first, it was realised the heart intervention. About a 2-month period later, the child underwent another cyst removal in lung. He had begun taking albendazole 5 days before the heart intervention. The therapy was continued until the lung intervention and for 12 weeks post-operatively. The patient had an uneventful recovery and after about 4 years.

Keywords

Cardiac hydatid cystsurgical excisioncardiopulmonary bypasschemotherapy

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 11 , November 2021 , pp. 1819 - 1822
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