HYDATID CYST OF BRAIN

Echinococosis (which is often referred as hydatid disease) is an infection caused by larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus complex, E multiocularis or E vogeli. When it lodges in the brain, a solitary cyst (hydatid cyst) develops. Hydatid cyst of the brain is a slow growing mass that does not inva...

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Main Authors: Zahid Gul, Fahad Liaqat, Momina Tehreem Khattak, Wajid Ahmad, Syed Zia Ul Haq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan 2015-01-01
Series:Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/1016