title: Immunochemical and molecular characterization of vertebral hydatid fluid.
abstract: This study describes a 42-year-old male born in Tunisia, who presented with vertebral hydatidosis which was initially misdiagnosed as Pott's disease. The correct diagnosis was finally made utilizing CT and MRI imaging and confirmation of the diagnosis was made possible by molecular and immunochemical characterization of the content of vertebral cyst fluid.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Biotecnologie Mediche, Infettivologia ed Epidemiologia, Università di Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruschi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortona
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ioppolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siracusano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonadio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed