Primary brain hydatosis.
The authors present a case of intracranial hydatid cyst presented with severe headache, nausea and vomiting. Radiological investigations, including CT scan and MRI revealed a solitary cyst in the right temporal lobe, paraventricular area. Total excision of the cyst was done. The features of this rare disease are retrospectively analysed in this presentation and the literature is reviewed.
Department of Pathology, Yazd Shahid Sadoghi University, Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Fariba
F
Binesh
Mohamadreza
M
Mehrabanian
Hossein
H
Navabii
D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D020807:Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans