title: Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia.
abstract: Spinal hydatid disease is an uncommon cause of spinal cord compression and it constitutes 1% of all cases of hydatid disease. The authors present a case of a 21-year-old female presenting with rapid onset paraplegia caused by pathologically confirmed by extradural spinal hydatid cyst. Patient had marked improvement following surgical intervention. The case is discussed and the relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. jaiswal_dr_2002@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sushila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: Awadhesh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Behari
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult