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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2004 50(6):374-376; doi:10.1093/tropej/50.6.374
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Case Reports

Multiple Organ Involvement Hydatid Cysts in a 2-year-old Boy

Omer IyigunA1, Serap UysalA2, Recep SancakA2, Murat HokelekA3,*, Yavuz UyarA4, Ferit BernayA5 and Ender AriturkA5

A1 Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, A2 Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, A3 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, A4 Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, A5 Department of Paediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

The cerebral hydatid cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus are rare and occur mostly during childhood in endemic areas. A 2-year-old boy was admitted with focal neurological signs in the left extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a cyst lying from right parietooccipital region to the lateral ventricle. There were also multiple cysts in his lung and liver. The cerebral hydatid cyst was surgically extracted without complications. We suggest that a differential diagnosis of hydatid cyst should be considered when a brain mass is found in a patient, even 2 years old, from an endemic area of echinococcosis.

* Correspondence: Murat Hokelek, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey. E-mail <murhok{at}hotmail.com>


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