Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 5 1 2010 03 15 55 60 EN H Shahoon Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Shahed University, Tehran, Iran M Esmaeili Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Science, Dental School of Shahed University, Tehran, Iran I Mobedi Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,m Tehran, Iran M Nematollahi Private Practice, No.165, Mostofi Street, Yousef abad, Tehran, Iran 2015 10 03 Hydatid disease is a common and major public health issue caused by parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The highest prevalence of the parasite can be found in different parts of world like Africa, Australia, and South America. This infection can occurs in almost any part of the body. Here we present clinical, radiological, histological features and treatment of a multi ve­sicular osseous hydatid disease of the mandible in an Afghan 5 year old boy with a firm swelling in the right side of mandible. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/127 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/127/126