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Case Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 4 Issue 2, February 2015

Orbital Echinococcosis: A Case Report

Dr. Deepa. M | Dr. Sachin ^[24]

Abstract: Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the metacestode stage. Orbital echinococcosis predominantly caused by E. granulosus manifests as a unilocular cyst. Orbital involvement comprises 0.3 % to 1 % of all human echinococcosis and typically unilocular.

Keywords: Echinococcosis, orbital, proptosis, uniocular

Edition: Volume 4 Issue 2, February 2015,

Pages: 1225 - 1227