Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
Case Report
Isolated Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Eyelid: A Rare Case Report
Author(s): Nidhi Pandey, S.L. Adile and Richa Nayak*
Eccinococcus granulosus otherwise known as Eccinococcus alveolaris tapeworm causes parasitic disease known as hydatid cyst. It affects mostly the liver, lungs and CNS, and rarely bones and orbit. Orbital hydatid cyst comprises <1% of all hydatid cases. Our case showed hydatid cyst in the eyelid which is very rare. Treatment of choice is surgery without rupturing the cyst, adjuvant medical therapy with oral albendazole decreases the chance of relapse and size of cyst... View more»