Recurrent intracranial hydatid cyst in an adolescent [Tekrarlayan intrakraniyal hiyatid kist olgusu]

Cerebral hydatid disease is a rare cyclozoonotic infection,being more common in the pediatric population. a previously healthy 18-year-old boy is presented here,who had a surgery for the removal of a giant hydatid cyst in the right fronto-parietal region without rupture. about 10 months after surgery,he was diagnosed as recurrent hydatid cyst deep in the right parieto-occipital region. medical therapy with albendazole was effective in treatment with a very good outcome. hydatid cyst is still a common and serious disease especially in rural parts of turkey,which requires a proper treatment and close follow up for any complications and recurrences.