title: Primary hydatid disease of the femur: unsuspected and incidental MRI findings with long-term curative results on medical treatment alone.
abstract: This report describes the early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and long-term follow-up results of albendazole treatment in a 16-year-old girl with primary hydatid disease of the femur diagnosed incidentally during the course of a post-traumatic knee infection. As far as we know, this is the first report of the early MRI findings and long-term outcome of medical treatment in primary hydatid disease of the femur in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Capa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey. aopoyanli@superonline.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poyanli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Poyanli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sencer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sayrak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole