Multi Hydatid of Parotid, Brain and Kidney. Report of a Case



Emamy H¹ ; Beheshti G¹ ; Shokoohi S¹
Source: Iranian Journal of Public Health Published:1975

Abstract

An interesting case of rare multiple hydatid of parotid, brain and kidney is reported. She is a 35 year old married woman first referred because of a swelling in the parotid region and later for neurological manifestions. On general physical examination, an abdominal mass was felt in the right hypochondrium. These multiple space occupying lesions in the brain, kidney and parotid proved to be hydatid cyst. A short discussion on the classification of hydatid multiple localisation and the different ways that the parasite could reach different organs is given and the control measures are highlighted.