[Brain hydatidosis: report of four cases].
In only 2% of all cases of hydatidosis, the cysts are located in the brain. We report a 12-year-old male, a 5-year-old girl and a 19-year-old female consulting for intracranial hypertension and a 13-year-old male consulting for a left hemiparesis. Imaging studies found intra-cerebral cysts with characteristics of hydatidosis in all. All lesions were completely removed surgically and the pathological study of the excised piece confirmed the diagnosis of hydatidosis.
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Oscar
O
Tapia E
Aarón
A
Vidal T
Lilia
L
Antonio P
D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult