Top

Published in:

01-09-2010 | Case Report

Atypical multifocal hydatid disease of cranial vault: simultaneous orbital and extradural meningeal involvement

Authors: Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui, Syed Wajahat Ali Rizvi, Syed Amjad Ali Rizvi, Ibne Ahmad, Ekram Ullah

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 5/2010

Abstract

Hydatid disease is endemic in regions where livestock is raised. Liver and lungs are the most commonly affected organs by the disease. Cranial vault and orbital hydatid disease is extremely rare. Signs and symptoms along with serological investigation are often inconclusive in cranial hydatid, making radiological diagnosis extremely important. Surgical removal of the cyst is the mainstay of treatment. Postoperative medical therapy, along with regular follow-up, is the key to detect any recurrence. We report an unusual case of cranial hydatid which showed diffuse scalp infiltration along with oribital and extradural extension.

Mirdha BR, Biswas A (2001) Echinococcosis: presenting as palpable lumps of breast. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 43:239–241PubMed

Sierra J, Oviedo J, Berthier M, Leiguarda R (1985) Growth rate of secondary hydatid cysts of the brain. Case report. J Neurosurg 62:781–782CrossRefPubMed

Lewis JW Jr, Koss N, Kerstein MD (1975) A review of echinococcal disease. Ann Surg 181:390–396CrossRefPubMed

Tierney LM Jr, Mcphee SJ, Papadakis MA (1999) Current medical diagnosis and treatment (38th edition). Appleton and Lance, London, pp 1396–1398

Carrea R, Dowling E Jr, Guevara JA (975) Surgical treatment of hydatid cyst of the central nervous system in the pediatric age (Dowling's technique). Child brain 1:4–21

Eshy SAA (1998) Some rare presentation of hydatid cyst. J R Coll Surg Edinb 43:347–352PubMed

Ersahin Y, Mutluer S, Guzelbag E (1993) Intracranial hydatid cysts in children. Neurosurgery 33:219–225CrossRefPubMed

Tuzun M, Hekimoglu B (1998) Hydatid disease of the CNS: imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol 171:1497–1500PubMed

Handa J, Nakano Y, Handa H (1978) Computerized tomography in the differential diagnosis of low density intracranial lesions. Surg Neurol 10:179–185PubMed

10.

Talib H (1972) Orbital hydatid disease in Iraq. Br J Surg 59:391–394CrossRefPubMed

11.

Corkell SJ (1984) Unintentional percutaneous aspiration of pulmonary echinococcal cysts. American Journal of Radiology 143:123–126

12.

Horton RJ (1989) Chemotherapy of Echinococcus infection in man with albendazole. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 83:97–102CrossRefPubMed

Title: Atypical multifocal hydatid disease of cranial vault: simultaneous orbital and extradural meningeal involvement
Authors: Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui
Syed Wajahat Ali Rizvi
Syed Amjad Ali Rizvi
Ibne Ahmad
Ekram Ullah
Publication date: 01-09-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-010-0885-8

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Atypical multifocal hydatid disease of cranial vault: simultaneous orbital and extradural meningeal involvement

Abstract

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 5/2010

Dots are not clots: the over-diagnosis and over-treatment of PE

Diagnostic utility, safety, and cost-effectiveness of emergency department-initiated early scheduled technetium-99m single photon emission computed tomography imaging followed by expedited outpatient cardiac clinic visits in acute chest pain syndromes

Can lab data be used to reduce abdominal computed tomography (CT) usage in young adults presenting to the emergency department with nontraumatic abdominal pain?

Frequency of various brain parenchymal findings of early cerebral ischemia on unenhanced CT scans

Isolated traumatic gallbladder avulsion: a case report

A grisly event in the Kenai Peninsula