Vertebral hydatid cyst infection. A case report

Guglielmo Manenti, MD, PhD; Michela Censi, MD; Giulia Pizzicannella, MD; Noemi Pucci, MD; Francesca Pitocchi, MD; Antonello Calcagni, MD; Andrea Amico, MD; Alberto Collura, MD; Colleen Patricia Ryan, MD

Radiology Case Reports (May 2020)

Vertebral hydatid cyst infection. A case report

Guglielmo Manenti, MD, PhD,
Michela Censi, MD,
Giulia Pizzicannella, MD,
Noemi Pucci, MD,
Francesca Pitocchi, MD,
Antonello Calcagni, MD,
Andrea Amico, MD,
Alberto Collura, MD,
Colleen Patricia Ryan, MD

Affiliations

Guglielmo Manenti, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Michela Censi, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Giulia Pizzicannella, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Noemi Pucci, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Francesca Pitocchi, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Antonello Calcagni, MD: Corresponding author.; Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Andrea Amico, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Alberto Collura, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Colleen Patricia Ryan, MD: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 5
pp. 523 – 527

Abstract

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Hydatidosis is a common parasitic zoonosis in Middle Eastern, African, and Mediterranean populations whit primarily and well known involve of liver and lungs, but some complications are extremely rare and underrated. Particularly Hydatid cystic disease of the skeletal is one of the rarest clinical manifestations and when occurs involve in almost 50% of cases the spine. This manifestation is extremely debilitating, hard to correctly identify and manage. We want to underline this rare involve of spine to avoid misdiagnosis and complications. Keywords: Echinococcus, Hydatid, Hydatid spine disease

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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