Kazem Abbassioun, Abbass Amirjamshidi, M.K. Akhyari
Abstract
Two cases of hydatid cysts of the orbit causing unilateral exophthalmos are reported. Diagnosis were suspected by means of computed tomography (CT) and confirmed at Operation. CT changes are described and its value in diagnosis of this lesion particularly in the endemic areas is stressed.
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Two cases of hydatid cysts of the orbit causing unilateral exophthalmos are reported. Diagnosis were suspected by means of computed tomography (CT) and confirmed at Operation. CT changes are described and its value in diagnosis of this lesion particularly in the endemic areas is stressed.
Key concepts: Medicine, Exophthalmos, Orbit (dynamics), Hydatid cyst, Computed tomography, Radiology, Tomography, Lesion