Primary hydatid cyst of neck muscles

Primary hydatid cyst of neck muscles

Primary hydatid disease of muscle is very rare. This was encountered in the muscles of posterior triangle of the neck in a 12-year-old boy. Hydatid Cyst of neck was excised and was followed by albendazole for six weeks. Rarity of this disease in muscles warrants the need for this case report.

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2002-11, Vol.69 (11), p.997-998
Hauptverfasser: NATH, Kedar, PRABHAKAR, Girish, NAGAR, R. C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Diseases caused by cestodes
Echinococcoses
Echinococcosis - diagnosis
Echinococcosis - therapy
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Muscular Diseases - diagnosis
Muscular Diseases - therapy
Neck Muscles
Parasitic diseases
Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Primary hydatid disease of muscle is very rare. This was encountered in the muscles of posterior triangle of the neck in a 12-year-old boy. Hydatid Cyst of neck was excised and was followed by albendazole for six weeks. Rarity of this disease in muscles warrants the need for this case report.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/BF02726025