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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 29:2020:1754231.
doi: 10.1155/2020/1754231. eCollection 2020.

Cerebral Cystic Echinococcosis

Abolghasem Siyadatpanah  1 , Enrico Brunetti  2 , Amir Emami Zeydi  3 , Yousef Dadi Moghadam  4 , Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita  5
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Case Reports

Cerebral Cystic Echinococcosis

Abolghasem Siyadatpanah et al. Case Rep Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected helminthic disease and major public health problem in several regions of the world. The zoonosis is caused by the larval stage of different cestode species belonging to the genus Echinococcus. CE can affect any organ with the liver and lungs being most commonly involved. The brain is involved in less than 2% of the cases. We report a case of a CE1 echinococcal cyst of the brain in an Iranian patient.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan showing a large cyst affecting the left fronto-parieto-occipital region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A large cyst is evident after resection of the skull and opening of the dura.
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Figure 3
Removal of the cyst using the Dowling-Orlando technique with aid of gravity.
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Figure 4
Intact hydatid cyst completely removed without complications.
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Figure 5
Hematoxylin and eosin stain of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded cell block of cyst fluid (magnification, ×40).
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