title: [Bone hydatidosis: report of five patients and review of the literature].
abstract: Bone location of hydatid cysts occurs in 0.5 to 3% of all cases of hydatidosis. The most common bones involved are spine, long bones and pelvis. We report five patients with bone hydatidosis. A 24-year-old male consulting for paraparesis and numbness of lower limbs; CAT scan showed hydatid cysts located in D2, D3 and D4 vertebral bodies. A 47-year-old male consulting for a fracture of the femur; X rays disclosed multiple hydatid cysts in the femur. A 13-year-old female consulting for claudication of the right lower limb; X ray examination showed a hydatid cyst in the iliac bone. A 21-year-old women presenting with weakness of the lower limbs and voiding problems; CAT scan showed a vertebral hydatidosis and spinal cord compression. A 67-year-old female presenting with weakness of the lower limb and loss of sphincter control; CAT scan showed hydatid cysts in D4 vertebral body.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile. otescalona@gmail.com
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tapia E
authors.forename: Aarón
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vidal T
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bellolio J
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Roa S
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult