Publication: Recurrent Intracranial Hydatid Cyst in an Adolescent
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2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
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BENBIR, Gulcin
TURSUN, Irfan
Akkoyunlu, YASEMİN
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Cerebral hydatid disease is a rare cyclozoonotic infection, being more common in the pediatric population. A previously healthy 18-year-old boy is presented here, who had a surgery for the removal of a giant hydatid cyst in the right fronto-parietal region without rupture. About 10 months after surgery, he was diagnosed as recurrent hydatid cyst deep in the right parieto-occipital region. Medical therapy with albendazole was effective in treatment with a very good outcome. Hydatid cyst is still a common and serious disease especially in rural parts of Turkey, which requires a proper treatment and close follow up for any complications and recurrences.
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BENBIR G., TURSUN I., Akkoyunlu Y., -Recurrent Intracranial Hydatid Cyst in an Adolescent-, JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, cilt.28, ss.637-640, 2011