title: Hydatid cyst of the cranial vault.
abstract: Only 0.5 to 2% of hydatid cysts are localized in the skeleton and of these, 3 to 4% are found in the skull. In this paper, the authors report a case of primary hydatidosis involving the cranial vault revealed by a bulging mass of the forehead and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure that occurred in a 22-year-old woman who came from a rural area. Through this case and literature review, the authors analyse the epidemiological, clinical and radiological aspects of skull hydatidosis. They conclude that hydatid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any soft tissue swelling or osteolytic lesion in the scalp of patients living in endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, La Rabta Hospital Bab Saâdoun 1007 Tunis, Tunisia. fatenlimaiem@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Faten
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Limaiem
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: Khadija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chelly
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mekni
authors.forename: Jalel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kallel
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: Moncef
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zitouna
authors.forename: Nidhameddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kchir
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole