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  • Title: Orbital Hydatid Cyst Causing Papilledema and Proptosis in an Adult.
    Author: Taghipour M, Derakhshan N, Saffarian A, Dehghanian A.
    Journal: World Neurosurg; 2017 May; 101():811.e1-811.e4. PubMed ID: 28323190.
    Abstract:
    Hydatid cyst is an infectious disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, primarily involving the liver and lungs. The orbit is an extremely rare site for involvement with hydatid cyst. We present a 36-year-old man with unilateral visual loss, proptosis, and papilledema caused by an orbital hydatid cyst.
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