Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Introduction: Hydatid cyst intracranial is an endemic parasitosis and rare of the order of 1% to 4% of the cases. The calcified cerebral hydatid cyst is even more exceptional, we report a case collected in our service to illustrate the difficulties of diagnosis and the management. We will not discuss the outcome. Case Report: We reported a 22-year-old female which presented to right body, seizures of the type Bravais Jackson with facial participation, headache, dizziness, pre-critical and post critical seizures evolving over a month, and subsequently followed by a heaviness of the right hemi-body responsible for mowing when walking. She was hospitalized for management after performing a CT scan and brain MRI. The surgical treatment consisted of a left parietal flap with a complete excision of a process whose macroscopic appearance first evoked a calcified hydatid cyst confirmed by histology. Conclusion: The cerebral calcified hydatid cyst remains an exceptional pathology with some difficulties in diagnosis and management.
Source: Yangtze Medicine
Authors: N. D. A. Bankole, M. Denou, M. C. Sayore, A. Melhaoui, M. Boutarbouch, Y. Arkha, A. Elouahabi, L. Rifi
Institution: Mohammed V University
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2997878652