Combination Therapy of Albendazole and Praziquantel for Treatment of Cardiac and Multiorgan Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report of Novel Treatment and Literature Review
Soroush Najdaghi, Azin Alizadehasl, Narguess Abbaszade, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini Jebelli, Delaram Narimani Davani, Azam Yalameh Aliabadi, Mehrdad Haghazali, Alireza Yaghoubi Gloverdi · 2024
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Soroush Najdaghi and co-authors report a rare case of hydatid cysts in the heart in a 2024 paper, with a review of past work. Hydatid cysts grow from a parasite and can lodge in many organs; in the heart they are rare and hard to treat. A man aged thirty-five had cysts return in his heart after earlier cysts in his brain and pelvis.
Scans showed major heart involvement, and surgery was needed. After the operation he took two drugs together, albendazole and praziquantel, and his state improved markedly at follow-up. The authors say the paired drug plan may help in wide-spread cases like this one. They call for more study to refine how such hard cases should be handled.
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| CREATOR | Soroush Najdaghi, Azin Alizadehasl, Narguess Abbaszade, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini Jebelli, Delaram Narimani Davani, Azam Yalameh Aliabadi, Mehrdad Haghazali, Alireza Yaghoubi Gloverdi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |