Incidental finding of cardiac hydatid cyst during autopsy

• Main Authors: Nishant Purbey (Author), Amit Patil (Author), Shreekant Bharti (Author), Keshav Chandra (Author), Shashank Ranjan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hydatidosis or echinococcosis is an endemic parasitic disease caused by the ingestion of eggs of echinococcal species worldwide. In India, the annual incidence varies from 1 to 200 per one 100,000 hab., with the highest prevalence reported in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The d...