title: A medically treated multiple cerebral hydatid cyst disease.
abstract: Echinococcosis is a potentially fatal parasitic disease that can affect many animals and humans. The disease results from infection by tapeworm larvae of the genus Echinococcus--notably, E. granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli andE. oligarthrus. Cyst hydatid disease is usually seen in adults, and mainly affects liver and/or lungs (90%). Cerebral involvement is very rare (1-3%), and more common in children. Therapy consists of medical treatment and surgical intervention if it is possible. The authors report the case of a 55-year-old male patient with multiple intracranial hydatid cysts, who was successfully treated with albendazole (10 mg/kg/day) alone without any surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tayfur Ata Sökmen Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey. draltasmurat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Serarslan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davran
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Evirgen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole