title: [Laryngeal dyspnea caused by cervical hydatidosis: apropos of a case].
abstract: Hydatid cysts rarely present as a cervical tumor. We report a case of hydatid cyst of the neck in a child with multiple hydatid cysts in the liver, which was revealed by laryngeal dyspnea. Symptoms occurred in a six year-old country dweller, who presented with progressive laryngeal dyspnea. The chest radiographs showed extrinsic tracheal compression. A cervical ultrasonography showed a liquid filled mass evocative of hydatid cyst type 1. Explorative cervicotomy confirmed the diagnosis. The treatment was conservative after destruction of the parasite using a hypertonic saline solution. The immediate result was the disappearance of the laryngeal dyspnea.
authors.affiliation: Clinique chirurgicale infantile A, hôpital d'enfants, centre hospitalier universitaire Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. bzerhoun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zerhouni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amrani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaddouri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdelhak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benhmamouch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barahioui
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole