Multiple organ involvement hydatid cysts in a 2-year-old boy.
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.
Iyigun
Omer
O
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Uysal
Serap
S
Sancak
Recep
R
Hokelek
Murat
M
Uyar
Yavuz
Y
Bernay
Ferit
F
Ariturk
Ender
E
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
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