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Cardiac Echinococcosis with Fatal Intracerebral Embolism

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Journal Arch Dis Child
Specialty Pediatrics
Date 1991 Jan 1
PMID 1994846
Citations 5
Authors
R W Byard
A J Bourne
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Abstract

A previously well 7 year old boy presented with sudden loss of consciousness and fitting. No evidence of trauma or space occupying lesion was identified. Death occurred the next day due to cerebral infarction caused by embolised fragments from a ruptured left ventricular hydatid cyst that was found at necropsy.

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