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  • Title: [Pericarditis secondary to the rupture of a hydatid cyst].
    Author: Iglesias LF, Zabala y Morales M, Marcos G, González Eguaras M, Vega J, Vaccari O, Porras Y, Montero J.
    Journal: Rev Esp Cardiol; 1999 Feb; 52(2):135-8. PubMed ID: 10073097.
    Abstract:
    Cardiac hydatic cysts are rare and represent 0.5 to 2% of all hydatic cysts in humans, but usually associated with fatal complications. We report a case of a male 27 years old with a hydatid cyst located in left ventricle asymptomatic until rupture. It was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiogram in a control.
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