Department of Neurosurgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Jun;19(6):898-900. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.09.018. Epub 2012 Feb 12.
Echinococcosis, caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is an endemic zoonosis in which humans act as accidental intermediate hosts. Orbital hydatid cysts comprise 1% to 2% of all hydatid lesions. We describe a 10-year-old boy with an orbital hydatid cyst. The orbital cyst was removed totally by frontal craniotomy and orbitotomy. It should be noted that unilateral painless proptosis in patients from countries endemic for echinococcosis could be caused by an orbital hydatid cyst.
包虫病由带绦虫细粒棘球绦虫引起，是一种地方性动物源性传染病，人类作为偶然的中间宿主。眼眶包虫囊肿占所有包虫病的 1%至 2%。我们描述了一名 10 岁男孩的眼眶包虫囊肿。通过额颅开颅术和眶切开术完全切除了眼眶囊肿。值得注意的是，来自包虫病流行国家的单侧无痛性眼球突出可能是由眼眶包虫囊肿引起的。
