Primary hydatid disease of brachialis and biceps brachii muscles: a case report.
Primary hydatid cyst of the skeletal muscle is very rare and accounts for less than 1% of all cases. It is often asymptomatic and can pose diagnostic problems. Accurate diagnosis should be made using ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Proper treatment should be a wide surgical resection of the localized muscle with the aid of antihelmintic chemotherapy pre- and postoperatively. We report a case of primary hydatic cyst located simultaneously in both the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, treated with wide resection surgery and pre- and postoperative anthelmintic chemotherapy.
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Bahattin Kerem
BK
Aydin
Mehmet Ali
MA
Acar
Sua
S
Sumer
Nazlim Aktug
NA
Demir
Omer Faruk
OF
Erkocak
Onur
O
Ural
D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm / Q000469:parasitology*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole
Anthelmintic chemotherapy; Echinococcus granulosus; muscle hydatid cyst