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Primary hydatid cyst in the temporal region
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  1. Georgios Tsavdaris1,
  2. Ioannis Konstantinidis1,
  3. Claus Bo Svendsen2,
  4. Caroline Ewertsen3
  1. 1Surgical Clinic ‘Bodosakei’, Memorial General Prefectural Hospital, Pefka, Greece
  2. 2Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. 3Department of Radiology, Section of Ultrasound, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
  1. Correspondence to Caroline Ewertsen, caroline.ewertsen{at}dadlnet.dk

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2450

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    Hydatid disease is an important infestation caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is the most frequently involved organ (75%), followed by the lungs (15%) and the remainder of the body (10%).1 We present a rare case of subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the temporal region, where a small …

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