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Case Reports
. 1978 Jun;61(6):915-20.

Cerebral echinococcosis, a pediatric disease: report of two cases with one successful five-year follow-up

M Pearl, D G Kotsilimobos, H Z Lehrer, A H Rao, H Fink, H Zaiman
  • PMID: 673557
Case Reports

Cerebral echinococcosis, a pediatric disease: report of two cases with one successful five-year follow-up

M Pearl et al. Pediatrics. 1978 Jun.

Abstract

Two cases of cerebral echinococcosis in children emphasize the need to consider the Echinococcus in the differential diagnosis of children with CNS signs and symptoms. One patient died because of delay in seeking medical attention. The other is now a 22-year-old college student with no evidence of recurrence more than five years after removal of Echinococcus cysts from both brain and liver. The newer modalities available for diagnosis are discussed. Therapy with mebendazole is reviewed; this relatively new, highly effective anthelmintic is well tolerated and has been apparently highly effective in a small number of cases.

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