Relapsing hydatid disease involving the vertebral body and paravertebral soft tissues.
Hydatid disease involving the vertebral body and paravertebral soft tissues is rare even in rural areas where echinococcosis is endemic. We report a case with hydatid disease in the T11-L1 vertebral bodies and involvement in bilateral psoas muscles.
Basak
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Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozel
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Yildirim
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Erturk
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D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000469:parasitology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae