A very rare cause of childhood paraparesis: primary intradural extramedullary spinal hydatid cyst.
Hydatid disease is caused by the larval form of Echinococcus. Lung and liver are the most commonly affected sites. Primary intradural extramedullary hydatid disease is extremely rare; a 13-year-old girl with primary intradural hydatid cyst who presented with symptoms of paraparesis is discussed in this article.
Midyat
Levent
L
Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. levent.midyat@ege.edu.tr
Gökçe
Sule
S
Onder
Aşan
A
Ozdemir
Yasemin
Y
Mursalov
Gabil
G
Mir
Sevgi
S
D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole