Rare Case of Intracranial Calcified Hydatid Cyst

Vinod Hosalli¹ and Amaresh Deginal²

¹Department of Anesthesiology, S N Medical College Navanagar, Bagalkot, Karnataka.587102,

²Department of Neurosurgery, Consultant Neurosurgeon. Shanti Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka 587102.

Cite this paper:
Vinod Hosalli and Amaresh Deginal. Rare Case of Intracranial Calcified Hydatid Cyst. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2014; 2(1):1-7. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-2-1-1

Abstract

Cerebral hydatid disease is a rare manifestation of echinococcosis, constituting significant fraction of all intracranial mass occupying lesions. We report a case of 12-year-old boy, a shepherd by occupation, who presented to us with headache, vomiting and giddiness. A calcified intracranial cystic mass was found on radiological investigations and it was surgically excised totally, with no post operative complications. Calcification is quite rare in cerebral hydatid cyst. The radiological presentation, differential diagnosis and treatment modalities are discussed in relation to this case.

Keywords:
Echinococcosis calcified cyst wall intracranial hydatid cyst.

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