GROWTH OF MULTIPLE HYDATID CYSTS EVALUATED BY COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY

A case of multiple hydatid cysts, of embolic origin from a cyst of the left atrium, is discussed. The patient was first admitted to hospital with an intracerebral haemorrhage and was treated conservatively. The re was not any cystic or mass lesion other than intracerebral haemorrh age on his computed tomography (CT) scans. In the follow-up period, th e CT scans after 14 months showed multiple hydatid cysts, with the lar gest about 6 cm in diameter, which suggested a growth rate of 5 cm per year. (C) Harcourt Brace & Co. Ltd 1998.