MULTI HYDATID OF PAROTID BRAIN AND KIDNEY; REPORT OF A CASE
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 hypo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1974-12-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1431 |
| Summary: | 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.
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| ISSN: | 2251-6085 2251-6093 |