title: [Case report: a brain hydatid cyst].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Klinik Bakteriyoloji ve Infeksiyon Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Ankara.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cesur
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: T Hasip
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Sözen
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tekeli
mesh_terms: 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