Echinococcus Сyst of the Right Atrium (Clinical Observation)

Abstract

The causative agent of echinococcosis is the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, with its pubertal form having a length of 2—7 mm. The tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, growing, developing, and living in the human body for decades, finally turns into a round or oval-shaped cyst filled with fluid. The most common type of echinococcosis is that of the liver (50–70 % of all echinococcosis cases), with the cysts most likely being located in the right lobe of the liver. Echinococcosis of the heart is detected in 0,2–2 % of all echinococcosis cases. Heart echinococcosis most often damages the myocardium of the left ventricle. Very rarely, though, cysts get localized in the pericardium, the left atrium, and the right atrium. Here we give an example of an echinococcal cyst in the right atrium.