Cerebral Hydrated Disease in a Patient with Behcet,s Syndrome: A Case Report

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of the worm Echinococcus granulosus. Although any organ could be infected, the involvement of the bone, brain and heart are uncommon. The brain involvement Prevalence varies in the hydatid disease. We present a 27-year-old man with 10 y...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hossein Sarmadian, Mohsen Dalvandi, Reza Ghasemikhah, Payam Mehrian, Majid Assadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2011-04-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-217&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Description
Summary:Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of the worm Echinococcus granulosus. Although any organ could be infected, the involvement of the bone, brain and heart are uncommon. The brain involvement Prevalence varies in the hydatid disease. We present a 27-year-old man with 10 years history of Behcet disease and with an unusual occurrence of brain hydatidosis, diagnosed by MRI and histological findings. Removal of the cyst by surgery was successfully performed and Albendazole was administered for 4 weeks after the surgery (400 mg two times daily) accompanied MLP.
ISSN:1735-4374
1735-6954