DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2024.v12i09.015

Pages: 1569-1574

Hydatid disease is a parasitosis, caused by Echinococcus Granulosis, which is very common in Morocco [2], mainly in children. Humans are affected accidentally by direct contact with dogs, or by contamination of plants or water [1]. The lung is the organ most affected by the disease. Cerebral localization is rare, representing only 1 to 3% of cases [1]. Symptomatology is dominated by an intracranial hypertension symptomatology, diffuse headaches associated with various neurological signs related to the location of the tumor [3]. Objectives: to illustrate the interest of CT in the positive diagnosis and the follow up of cerebral hydatid cyst in children. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy, treated initially for cerebral hydatid cyst, and diagnosed afterwards with pulmonary and hepatic hydatid cysts.