Disseminated hydatid disease in a child: albendazole treatment of orbital cyst.
OBJECTIVE
Orbital hydatid cyst is rare and represents a small percentage of all echinococcal systemic locations. It is usually a primary echinococcosis. A new case of orbital hydatid cyst with asymptomatic coexistent lung and liver cysts is described in a child.


RESULTS
The patient underwent surgical excision of the lung and liver cysts and successful application of albendazole treatment for orbital echinococcal cyst without evidence of recurrence after a 4-year follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Hydatid cyst should be included in the differential diagnosis of unilateral exophthalmos in patients from countries where echinococcosis is endemic.
Papathanassiou
M
M
Ophthalmology Department, Athens University, "ATTIKON" Hospital, Athens - Greece. petrospetrou2@yahoo.com
Petrou
P
P
Zampeli
E
E
Vergados
I
I
Paikos
P
P
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole