| Autor: |
M, Altas, M, Aras, Y, Serarslan, R, Davran, O, Evirgen, N, Yilmaz |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of neurosurgical sciences. 54(2) |
| ISSN: |
0390-5616 |
| Popis: |
Echinococcosis is a potentially fatal parasitic disease that can affect many animals and humans. The disease results from infection by tapeworm larvae of the genus Echinococcus--notably, E. granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli andE. oligarthrus. Cyst hydatid disease is usually seen in adults, and mainly affects liver and/or lungs (90%). Cerebral involvement is very rare (1-3%), and more common in children. Therapy consists of medical treatment and surgical intervention if it is possible. The authors report the case of a 55-year-old male patient with multiple intracranial hydatid cysts, who was successfully treated with albendazole (10 mg/kg/day) alone without any surgical intervention. |
| Databáze: |
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