Spinal hydatid disease

Primary spinal hydatid disease.

Primary spinal hydatid disease is rare. Spinal hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spinal cord compression syndrome in endemic countries and evaluated with imaging and serology. Our case was a 34- year-old man. The patient presented with progressive back pain for 8 months and lower extremity weakness for 3 months. Neurological examination was suggestive of uppe...

Spinal Hydatid cysts

H cyst can involve many systems, mainly the liver and lungs. The liver is the location of 50-70% of Echinococcus granulosus (EG) cysts while 10-30% are in the lungs and 10% in other regions of body. The spinal and cranial regions are rare areas of involvement. Bone involvement is seen in 0.5-4% (8). Bone lesions are most frequently localized at the spine and pelvis. There is no cyst membrane an...

Hydatid Disease

Hydatid Disease

The ingestion of the ovum of 'the dog tapeworm results in the development in man of the larval stages of the parasite. The presence of this parasite in one or more of the organs of the body is responsible for a variety of signs and symptoms making up the clinical picture of echinococcosis or hydatid disease. Normally the dog tapeworm has for its intermediate host an herbivorous mammal, commonly...

Hydatid Disease