Cranial hydatid abscess.
A woman of age 20 years presented with a tender cystic swelling over the right temporal region, with proptosis of the right eye and purulent discharge from the right ear. A computed tomography scan revealed a mixed density lesion involving both extra- and intracranial spaces, which was not enhanced with contrast. Following an operation, histopathology revealed the structure to be a hydatid abscess (infected hydatid cyst).
Zahed
Hossain Md
HM
Department of Neurosurgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. zaheddr@yahoo.com
Mizanur
Rahman Md
RM
Mohammad
Badruddoza Shah
BS
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole