title: Multiple organ involvement hydatid cysts in a 2-year-old boy.
abstract: The cerebral hydatid cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus are rare and occur mostly during childhood in endemic areas. A 2-year-old boy was admitted with focal neurological signs in the left extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a cyst lying from right parietooccipital region to the lateral ventricle. There were also multiple cysts in his lung and liver. The cerebral hydatid cyst was surgically extracted without complications. We suggest that a differential diagnosis of hydatid cyst should be considered when a brain mass is found in a patient, even 2 years old, from an endemic area of echinococcosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Iyigun
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sancak
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hokelek
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uyar
authors.forename: Ferit
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bernay
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ariturk
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020807:Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole