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08-11-2023 | Ventricular Septal Defect | Case report

Isolated cardiac cysticercosis of the right ventricle

Authors: Sarvesh Kumar, Shiva, Vivek Tewarson, Mohammad Zeeshan Hakim, Kumar Rahul, Bhupendra Kumar, Sushil Kumar Singh

Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Cardiac cysticercosis is a rarely encountered form of cysticercosis, caused by the larval cyst of tapeworm (Taenia solium). It commonly affects the central nervous system; however, systematic involvement has been reported as well. We describe a case of isolated cardiac cysticercosis incidentally discovered in a 16-year-old female undergoing surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect (VSD), with no prior history of parasitic infestation. Our objective is to highlight the importance of cardiac cysticercosis as a differential finding in epicardial cystic masses which may be missed or misinterpreted on imagining modalities and to the limited literature on this particular rate manifestation of cysticercosis.

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Title: Isolated cardiac cysticercosis of the right ventricle
Authors: Sarvesh Kumar
Shiva
Vivek Tewarson
Mohammad Zeeshan Hakim
Kumar Rahul
Bhupendra Kumar
Sushil Kumar Singh
Publication date: 08-11-2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Keywords: Ventricular Septal Defect
Ventricular Septal Defect
Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0970-9134
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7723
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01617-1

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Isolated cardiac cysticercosis of the right ventricle

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