A vertebral hydatid cyst infection mimicking tuberculous spondylodiscitis.
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.
Tabak
Omur
O
Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, 34714 Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yilmaz
Mesut
M
Oz
Buge
B
Ozaras
Resat
R
Erdincler
Pamir
P
Mert
Ali
A
Ozturk
Recep
R
Tabak
Fehmi
F
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*