Tibial hydatidosis: a case report

BMC Research Notes

Tewelde Tesfaye Gebremariam²  Amanuel Haile Abraha⁴  Melisachew Mulatu Yeshi³  Berhe Gebreseslassie Kassa¹ 

[1] Orthopedic Surgery Unit, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia;Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia;Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia;Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

关键词: Surgery;    Tibia;    Hydatidosis;   

Others  :  1129639
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-0500-7-631

 received in 2014-06-12, accepted in 2014-09-08,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Hydatidosis is a tapeworm infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus species. The organs most frequently affected are the liver and the lungs. Primary involvement of the skeleton is rare. The location of hydatid cysts in the tibia is seldom described in the medical literature, and its diagnosis is challenging and often presenting with a pathologic fracture simulating benign bone cystic lesion.

Case presentation

We report a 53-year-old Tigrian woman who developed hydatid disease of the tibia.

Conclusion

The diagnosis of primary bone hydatid disease, especially tibial hydatidosis, is difficult and requires high index of suspicion. Hence, orthopedic surgeons should be aware of this disease. Moreover, it should be considered in preoperative differential diagnosis of destructive bone lesions especially in endemic areas.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Kassa et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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