Primary dorsal localization of invertebrate hydatidosis.
We describe patient with Echinococcus granulosus disease primary localized on the back. This case is uncommon because of the lack of risk exposure history and the sole muscular localization. The patient received several surgical operations on the back, without eradication of the infestation. At the end we discuss the clinical considerations that induced the choice of the usual medical therapy
Divisione Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Civile di Treviso, Italy.
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Giobbia
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Scotton
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Carniato
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