[Case report: a brain hydatid cyst].
Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by larval stage of Echinococcosis granulosus. Although any organ may be involved, bone, brain and heart involvements are uncommon. The brain involvement rate varies from 1% to 3% in hydatid disease. In this report, a 42 years old female patient has been presented in whom brain hydatic cyst was diagnosed by radiological and histopathological findings.
Cesur
Salih
S
Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Klinik Bakteriyoloji ve Infeksiyon Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Ankara.
Ciftçi
Aydin
A
Sözen
T Hasip
TH
Tekeli
Emin
E
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D015047:Zoonoses