ECHINOCOCCUS CYST OF THE HEART; REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: C. J. Attwood, William H. Sargent, Fletcher Taylor
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Case Reports1 December 1941ECHINOCOCCUS CYST OF THE HEART; REPORT OF A CASEC. J. ATTWOOD, M.D., WILLIAM H. SARGENT, M.D., FLETCHER TAYLOR, M.D., F.A.C.P.C. J. ATTWOOD, M.D., WILLIAM H. SARGENT, M.D., FLETCHER TAYLOR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-6-1109 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe case here reported presents a most unusual radiological finding in the heart which we believe to be due to a solitary echinococcus cyst situated in the left ventricle.†R. S., a white female of 57 years, complained of occasional attacks of palpitation and a gradually increasing sensation of "heaviness" in the left chest for four years. Her past history was not remarkable. She had never been outside the United States and since the age of five had resided in California. For the past 15 years she had had at least one pet dog which she had permitted to sleep...Bibliography1. Cited by Mills, H. W.3 Google Scholar2. Cited by Mills, H. W.3 Google Scholar3. MILLS HW: Hydatid cysts of the heart, with report of a case, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1922, xxxv, 455-461. Google Scholar4. GRIESINGER W: Ueber Acephalocysten am Herzen, Arch. f. physiol. Heilk., Stuttg., 1846, v, 280-287. Google Scholar5. BUDD G: Hydatid tumour in the apex of right ventricle of the heart, Trans. Path. Soc. of London, 1859, x, 80-83. Google Scholar6. NEISSER A: Die Echinococcen-Krankheit, 1877, Berlin. Google Scholar7. GRULEE CG: Echinococcus disease of the heart, with report of a case, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1905, i, 328-335. Google Scholar8. BOPPE MM (née EDMÉE DÉVÉ): L'échinococcose pulmonaire métastatique, 1916, Paris. No. 16. Google Scholar9. HYND D: Echinococcus cyst of the heart, Brit. Med. Jr., 1924, ii, 277. Google Scholar10. FINNY CM: Echinococcus cyst of the heart, Brit. Med. Jr., 1924, ii, 465. Google Scholar11. HEIMANN HL: Hydatid cyst of the heart, Brit. Med. Jr., 1928, i, 801. Google Scholar12. CORKILL NL: Hydatid cyst of the heart, Brit. Med. Jr., 1929, ii, 622. Google Scholar13. BACALOGLUBALANBALLIFVASILESCU CNLC: Le kyste hydatique du coeur, Ann. de Med., 1929, xxvi, 242-268. Google Scholar14. MORQUIO L: Kyste hydatique primitif du myocarde overt dans le ventricule gauche, Arch. de Med. des Enfants, 1934, xxxvii, 90-96. Google Scholar15. BLONDEAULAUPRETREMIRAMOND AJ: Kyste hydatique du coeur. Particularites de l'image radiologique, L'Algerie Med., 1938, xlii, 299-301. Google Scholar16. BLONDEAU A: Personal communication. Google Scholar17. STITT ER: Diagnostics and treatment of tropical diseases, 1929, P. Blakiston's Son and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oakland, California*Received for publication October 16, 1939.From Samuel Merritt Hospital, Oakland, California.†We are indebted to Dr. J. M. McCullough for his permission to examine and report this case. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimary cardiac hydatid diseaseCardiac Hydatid CystsPRIMARY ECHINOCOCCOSIS OF THE HEART CURED BY OPERATIONEchinococcus Disease of the HeartEchinococcus Disease of the Left VentricleEchinococcosis of the heartHYDATID DISEASE OF THE PERICARDIUMWurmkrankheitenClinical and theoretical considerations of involvement of the left side of the heart with echinococcal cysts 1 December 1941Volume 15, Issue 6Page: 1109-1115KeywordsHeartSleepThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...