Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia

Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia

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. Pat...

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Main Authors: Jaiswal Sushila, Jaiswal Awadhesh, Jain Manoj, Behari Sanjay, Pandey Rakesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
<i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>
extradural
hydatid disease
infectious
paraplegia
spinal
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=3;spage=432;epage=433;aulast=Jaiswal

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