Hydatid disease of bone: a dangerous crippling disease

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...

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Hydatid Disease of Bone

Alveolar Hydatid disease: a case report

 Abstract Alvelolar hydatid disease is caused by E. multilocularis. Human infection occurs at the larval stage of this small tape worm (1.2 to 4.5 mm). In this article we studied alveolar hydatid disease in a 50 year old woman who presented with a hepatic mass. Liver biopsy and histopathologic evaluation showed alvelolar hydatidosis of the liver. Then resection of the left lobe of liver was don...

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...