title: Cerebral Alveolar Echinococcosis Concomitant with Liver and Lung Lesions in a Young Adult Patient: Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: We present the case of a 25-year-old male harboring multiple brain lesions mimicking tumor metastasis that were revealed to be caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. Cerebral echinococcosis with multiple lesions is rare and might be confused with a brain abscess, tuberculoma, or metastatic tumor disease. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and serological studies are helpful in the differential diagnosis. In case of E. multilocularis, cerebral invasion is the late stage of the disease that necessitates an aggressive treatment protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rize Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey. muratsakireksi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Osman Ersegun
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Batçık
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Öğrenci
authors.forename: Orkun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Koban
authors.forename: Murat Şakir
authors.initials: MŞ
authors.lastname: Ekşi
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bilge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D054022:Cerebrum; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male