title: [Osteoarticular involvement in parasitic diseases: bone echinococcosis].
abstract: Hydatid disease is the most common human disease caused by helminths, but primary skeletal involvement is uncommon. Diagnosis is usually obtained late after considerable extension, half of which concerns the spine. The dissemination mode leads to local malignancy with severe prognosis. Medical imaging is essential. Plain x-ray findings are polymorphous and nonspecific, but computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are particularly useful for exhaustive pretherapeutic assessment of extension and for patient follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Laveran, Marseille Armées.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Briant
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belliol
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baréa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raillat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salamand
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Gueguen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Clavel
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: Atteintes ostéo-articulaires d'origine parasitaire: l'échinococcose osseuse.