Abstract
Introduction:
Brain involvement in hydatid disease occurs in 1-2% of all Echinococcus granulosus infections. Secondary infection of intracranial hydatid cysts is extremely rare.
Case report and discussion:
In this case report, we present a secondary infection of an intracranial hydatid cyst due to Clostridium ramosum, which is an extremely rare infectious pathogen in neurosurgical practice, and a potential pitfall in neuroradiological investigations.
MeSH terms
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Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
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Brain Edema / diagnosis
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Brain Edema / pathology
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Brain Edema / surgery
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Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / diagnosis*
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Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / pathology
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Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / surgery
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Child
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Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
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Clostridium Infections / pathology
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Cross Infection / diagnosis*
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Cross Infection / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echinococcosis / microbiology*
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Echinococcosis / pathology
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Echinococcosis / surgery
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Echinococcus granulosus*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
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Male
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Parietal Lobe / pathology
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Parietal Lobe / surgery
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Superinfection / diagnosis*
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Superinfection / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*