title: Hydatid disease of spine. A case report.
abstract: Hydatid disease of the primary type may involve CNS and bone. Compression of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots, caused by hydatid material from an affected vertebra is a rare condition which makes surgical decompression mandatory. We report the neuroradiological findings in a case of vertebral hydatidosis, confirmed by surgical appearance and hystological examination.
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000469:parasitology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed