[Cerebral hydatic cysts in children].
BACKGROUND
Brain cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus are rare; they occur during childhood in endemic areas.


METHODS
Six children, aged to 8.5-years old (mean age: 5.5 years) were admitted from 1989 to 1994 because they suffered from progressive intracranial hypertension. The brain CT-scan showed typical features of supratentorial, unilocular (four cases) or multilocular (two cases) cysts. Three children had positive serological test; two had another cyst into their lung or liver and the third had generalized cysts. This last patient died post-operatively while the five others recovered after excision of cysts.


CONCLUSIONS
Any progressive intracranial hypertension in endemic areas requires brain CT-scan that clearly identifies the cyst and its location.
Ben Becher
S
S
Service de pédiatrie, urgences et consultations externes, hôpital d'Enfants, Tunis-Jebbari, Tunisie.
Cheour
M
M
Ben Hassine
L
L
Hlioui
S
S
Houas
F
F
Ghram
N
N
Hammou
A
A
Boudhina
T
T
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Les kystes hydatiques cérébraux chez l'enfant.