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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| author | Jaiswal Sushila Jaiswal Awadhesh Jain Manoj Behari Sanjay Pandey Rakesh |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5687e37f26824e69b9bf30676e8a4d1b2022-12-21T18:21:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292009-07-01523432433Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegiaJaiswal SushilaJaiswal AwadheshJain ManojBehari SanjayPandey RakeshSpinal 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.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=3;spage=432;epage=433;aulast=Jaiswal<i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>extraduralhydatid diseaseinfectiousparaplegiaspinal |
| spellingShingle | Jaiswal Sushila Jaiswal Awadhesh Jain Manoj Behari Sanjay Pandey Rakesh Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> extradural hydatid disease infectious paraplegia spinal |
| title | Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia |
| title_full | Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia |
| title_fullStr | Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia |
| title_short | Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia |
| title_sort | primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia |
| topic | <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> extradural hydatid disease infectious paraplegia spinal |
| url | 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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