title: Multiple recurrences of vertebral hydatidosis: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of an Italian man with a particularly prolonged history of hydatid disease (more than 20 years, with six recurrences) involving both osseus (costal and vertebral) and visceral (pulmonary) sites. The main clinical problems involved in the diagnosis and management of vertebral manifestations of hydatidosis are discussed in the light of the latest clinical research.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saracino
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scotto
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cibelli
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tartaglia
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armillotta
authors.forename: Gioacchino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Angarano
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed