Orbital Hydatid Cyst

Orbital Hydatid Cyst

A 31-year-old woman presented with blurred vision and proptosis of the left eye. An MRI revealed a retrobulbar cystic lesion, which was confirmed on histopathological examination to be a hydatid cyst.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2020-04, Vol.382 (14), p.1352-1352
Hauptverfasser: Assimakopoulos, Stelios F, Marangos, Markos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Animals
Case reports
Cysts
Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging
Echinococcus granulosus - isolation & purification
Exophthalmos - diagnostic imaging
Exophthalmos - etiology
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Histopathology
Humans
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical diagnosis
Orbit - diagnostic imaging
Orbit - parasitology
Orbital Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Orbital Diseases - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:A 31-year-old woman presented with blurred vision and proptosis of the left eye. An MRI revealed a retrobulbar cystic lesion, which was confirmed on histopathological examination to be a hydatid cyst.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMicm1911903