title: Multiple fourth ventricular hydatidosis.
abstract: Hydatid disease caused by ingestion of eggs of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus is endemic in the Middle East, Mediterranean countries, South America, North Africa and Australia.(1) Infratentorial occurrence of hydatid cyst is rare. We present a report of an extremely rare case of multiple exclusive fourth ventricular hydatid cysts, both primary and secondary, and discuss problems with the diagnosis and management of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, EPIP Area, Whitefield, Bangalore 560066, India. sunilvf@gmail.com
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Visvanathan
authors.forename: Ghosal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nandita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hegde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus; D005260:Female; D020546:Fourth Ventricle / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging