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- Echinococcosis is a disease caused by the Echinococcus granulosus parasite, and brain involvement is rare, occurring in only 1-2% of cases, mostly in children, characterized by single cysts.
- A case study of a 29-year-old patient with severe headaches revealed a mass in the brain, which was identified as a bilobed hydatid cyst.
- The report will discuss the clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic, and treatment aspects related to cerebral hydatid disease.
Article Abstract
Echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by the larval form of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. The cerebral affectation in the human is uncommon; only in 1-2% cases is observed encephalic involvement. This condition occurs mainly in the pediatric population and it is characterized by the presence of single and unilocular cysts. We report a case of a 29-year-old patient who came to the emergency department with a disabling headache of several weeks of evolution. In the brain imaging study a mass of unknown origin was visualized, finally it turned out to be a bilobed hydatid cyst. Regarding this case, the clinic-epidemiological, diagnostics and treatments aspects of cerebral hydatid disease will be reviewed.
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