Osseous cystic echinococcosis: A case series study at a referral unit in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is present in all continents, except for the Antarctica. Characteristically, CE lesions are found in the liver and the lungs, but virtually any part of the body may be affected (the spleen, kidneys, heart, central nervous system, bones, among others). It is estimated that the incidence of bone involvement in CE is 0.5% to 4%.

Methodology

A retrospective study was performed of patients with osseous CE treated at the National Reference Unit of Tropical Diseases of the Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain, between 1989 and December 2017. Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic data of patients with long-term follow-up were collected.

Main findings

During the study period, of the 104 patients with CE, 27 exhibited bone

SUBMITTER: Monge-Maillo B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6396934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature