CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2018; 13(03): 800-802
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_240_16
Case Report

Primary giant cerebral hydatid cyst in an 8-year-old girl

Mashael Alomari
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Mohammed Almutairi
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Hamza Alali
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Jamal Elwir
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Sulaiman Alola
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Nora Alfattoh
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Nesrin Alharthy
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
,
Moutasem Azzubi
Departments of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA, Riyadh
› Author Affiliations

Echinococcosis, also called hydatid disease, is a parasitic disease that passes from animals to humans. Literature reports suggest very rare cases of cerebral hydatid cysts. Brain involvement with hydatid disease occurs in 1%–2% of all Echinococcus infections. In this report, we aim to emphasize the presentation of such an isolated primary cerebral hydatid cyst, discuss its radiological features, Emergency department management, inpatient medical management, referral to neurosurgery, consequent operative procedures, postoperative care, and outcome.



Publication History

Article published online:
14 September 2022

© 2018. Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India