Bone hydatid disease

Hydatid Disease of Bone

hydatid disease of bone

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Isolated Hydatid Disease of the Iliac Bone.

Hydatid disease of the bone usually is asymptomatic and is found as an accidental finding during unrelated imaging. However, they can become symptomatic due to enlargement and pressure effect or being infected by bacteria. Hydatid disease usually involves multiple organs (such as liver, lungs and brain). In our case, hydatid disease had involved bone and the patient presented only with a chroni...

Hydatid disease of bone: a dangerous crippling disease.

To cite: Raj DH, Dash PK. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-211697 DESCRIPTION A 40-year-old man presented with severe pelvic and right hip joint pain for the past 5 years, which was insidious in onset and progressive, resulting in the patient being wheelchair-bound. He also had a history of liver surgery, which was performed 20 years prior, an...

Hydatid cyst of bone.

Hydatid disease is an extremely uncommon differential diagnosis in the cystic/lytic lesions of bone. We present a rare case of echinococcal infection of femur which presented as pathological fracture in a middle-aged female and diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. Hydatid disease of bone is often asymptomatic, and its diagnosis is usually made when lesions have become extensive.