A 4-Year-Old Child with a Giant Cerebral Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report

CANİZCİ ERDEMLİ, PINAR2024-04-302024-04-302024-03-01Canizci Erdemli P., "A 4-Year-Old Child with a Giant Cerebral Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report", IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.113-116, 20241735-7020https://avesis.marmara.edu.tr/api/publication/fe67d5bb-2985-4e31-93ff-0cf3d0fde5b6/filehttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/296716Echinococcosis is the most common cestode infection globally caused by the Echinococcus species. The most common organ involvement is the lungs and liver, but other organs can be rarely involved. Here, we present a case with a giant cerebral hydatid cyst. A 4-year-old boy presented with abnormal gait and walking at Marmara University School of Medicine Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye in September 2022. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed a cyst of 13 cm in diameter. The cyst was enucleated successfully with no rupture. Oral albendazole therapy was started. There was no eosinophilia, and the echinococcal indirect hemagglutination test was negative. Ultrasonography detected an anechoic cystic lesion in the liver. He was evaluated for deep-organ involvement; however, no cysts were detected in other organs. The histopathological examination was compatible with a hydatid cyst. Although intracranial hydatid disease in children is rare, it should be considered among the differential diagnoses in patients with neurological symptoms, especially in endemic regions.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTıpDahili Tıp BilimleriÇocuk Sağlığı ve HastalıklarıPediatrik EnfeksiyonSağlık BilimleriMedicineInternal Medicine SciencesChild Health and DiseasesPediatrics Infectious DiseasesHealth SciencesKlinik Tıp (MED)Klinik TıpPEDİATRİTIP, GENEL & DAHİLİClinical Medicine (MED)CLINICAL MEDICINEPEDIATRICSMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNALGenel Sağlık MeslekleriPediatriPatofizyolojiTemel Bilgi ve BecerilerDeğerlendirme ve TeşhisPediatri, Perinatoloji ve Çocuk SağlığıDahiliyeAile SağlığıTıp (çeşitli)Genel TıpGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatricsPathophysiologyFundamentals and SkillsAssessment and DiagnosisPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInternal MedicineFamily PracticeMedicine (miscellaneous)General MedicineA 4-Year-Old Child with a Giant Cerebral Hydatid Cyst: A Case Reportarticle19111311610.18502/ijpa.v19i1.15218