title: Cranial hydatid abscess.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. zaheddr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hossain Md
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zahed
authors.forename: Rahman Md
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mizanur
authors.forename: Badruddoza Shah
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Mohammad
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole