Multiple hydatid cysts of the brain: a case report and review of the literature.
Multiple hydatid cysts of the brain are uncommon and may be either primary or secondary. We report a 12-year-old child with multiple hydatid cysts of the brain occurring 1 year after surgical rupture of a primary large and infected cerebral hydatid cyst. Surgical removal of hydatid cysts was successfully performed. Albendazole (10 mg/kg twice daily for 12 weeks) was administered to the patient in the postoperative stage.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Yüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
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D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole