Giant Brain Hydatid Cyst in an Adult: A New Case Report
Adult
Male
brain
R
Brain
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Echinococcus
3. Good health
03 medical and health sciences
Treatment Outcome
0302 clinical medicine
Echinococcosis
birjand
Medicine
Animals
Humans
hydatid cyst
DOI:
10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6921
Publication Date:
2021-03-03T07:35:25Z
AUTHORS (5)
ABSTRACT
Cystic echinococcosis is an important zoonotic disease that occurs in humans and mammals in general, which causes considerable economic loss and poses health concerns in different parts of the world. The patient involved in this case report was a 28-year old man living in Birjand city who had been suffering from intermittent headache, nausea and vomiting for the past two weeks. The other symptoms presented by the patient were dizziness, blurred vision, seizures and imbalance. The patient only complained of headache in the last two weeks and had no symptoms of visual or speech impairment. He had a history of consuming raw vegetables, but did not have canine contact. In brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, a large cyst was evident in his brain. The patient was admitted to Razi Hospital in Birjand and followed-up by surgical treatment of the hydatid cyst, with no complications observed.
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