Orbital and medial rectus muscle involvement as initial presentations of hydatid disease

Abstract Purpose To report a rare case of orbital hydatid cyst involving the medial rectus muscle, which presented as progressive proptosis, with subsequent detection of liver involvement after further investigations. Case presentation We present the case of a 12-year-old boy from a rural area with...

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Published in:	Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Main Authors:	Seyed Mohsen Rafizadeh, Amir Mousavi, Mohammad Taher Rajabi, Amirhossein Aghajani, Zohreh Nozarian, Amin Zand
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Hydatid cyst Hydatid disease Orbital cyst Echinococcosis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-025-00476-8