title: A vertebral hydatid cyst infection mimicking tuberculous spondylodiscitis.
abstract: Hydatid disease involving the vertebral body and paravertebral soft tissues is rare even in rural areas where echinococcosis is endemic. The case of a 34-year-old woman with vertebral hydatid disease mimicking tuberculous spondylodiscitis (Pott's disease) is presented in this report. Spinal hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in endemic countries, and tested for with imaging and serology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, 34714 Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tabak
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Buge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Resat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozaras
authors.forename: Pamir
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erdincler
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tabak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis*