Retrobulbar Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report | Zendy

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Retrobulbar Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Özben Yalçın,

Tülay Başak,

Rabia Yakar,

Fatih Mert Doğukan,

Erdem Ergen,

Fevziye Kabukçuoğlu

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2015.4125

Subject(s) - hydatid cyst , echinococcus granulosus , medicine , cyst , disease , radiological weapon , echinococcosis , histopathological examination , pathology , radiological imaging , echinococcus , surgery , biology , zoology

Hydatid cyst is an infectious disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, transmitted by dogs and encountered mostly in liver and lungs. As the central nervous system involvement is considered, retrobulbar disease is seen pretty rarely. In this subject; a patient complaining from an impaired vision diagnosed as hydatid cyst disease via radiological imagings and histopathological findings.

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