AN UNUSUAL LOCALIZATION OF A HYDATID CYST CONCEALING A TUBERCULOMA !
Dr. Hanane Boussima*, Deka Ibrahim, Kawtar Majdoub, Amina Kerroumi, Nawal Doghmi, Mohamed Cherti
ABSTRACT
Morocco is an endemic area for both hydatid cyst and tuberculosis (TB). The coexistence of these two diseases at the heart is unusual, especially when localized in the same lesion. We report a case of a 22 year-old male patient presented with dyspnea, and who finally was diagnosed to have a myocardial hydatid and tuberculosis cyst.To our knowledge, this is the first case in a male patient with such feature reported in the literature.
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