Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation
Echinococcus multilocularis is endemic in Germany. However, alveolar echinococcosis is a rare disease. Most commonly the parasite affects the liver, behaving like a malignant tumour. Bones are affected in less than 2% of cases. We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis accompanied by recurrent cut...
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| author | Kirsten Schmidt-Hellerau Kerstin Reiners Ayla Yagdiran Nicolaus Friedrichs Julia Fischer Gerd Fätkenheuer Clara Lehmann Norma Jung |
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| description | Echinococcus multilocularis is endemic in Germany. However, alveolar echinococcosis is a rare disease. Most commonly the parasite affects the liver, behaving like a malignant tumour. Bones are affected in less than 2% of cases. We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis accompanied by recurrent cutaneous fistula formation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a5edaaf4f11415a89da39a8c24a23802022-12-21T23:28:56ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122022-01-011143133Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formationKirsten Schmidt-Hellerau0Kerstin Reiners1Ayla Yagdiran2Nicolaus Friedrichs3Julia Fischer4Gerd Fätkenheuer5Clara Lehmann6Norma Jung7University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany; Corresponding author: Kirsten Schmidt-Hellerau, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Subdivision for Infectious Diseases, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany.University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany; Institute for Infection Control Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Institute of Pathology, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn–Cologne, Cologne, Germany; University of Cologne, Centre for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn–Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn–Cologne, Cologne, Germany; University of Cologne, Centre for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, GermanyEchinococcus multilocularis is endemic in Germany. However, alveolar echinococcosis is a rare disease. Most commonly the parasite affects the liver, behaving like a malignant tumour. Bones are affected in less than 2% of cases. We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis accompanied by recurrent cutaneous fistula formation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008249Alveolar echinococcosisOsteomyelitisSpondylitisBone infectionSinus tractFistula |
| spellingShingle | Kirsten Schmidt-Hellerau Kerstin Reiners Ayla Yagdiran Nicolaus Friedrichs Julia Fischer Gerd Fätkenheuer Clara Lehmann Norma Jung Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation International Journal of Infectious Diseases Alveolar echinococcosis Osteomyelitis Spondylitis Bone infection Sinus tract Fistula |
| title | Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation |
| title_full | Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation |
| title_fullStr | Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation |
| title_short | Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation |
| title_sort | alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation |
| topic | Alveolar echinococcosis Osteomyelitis Spondylitis Bone infection Sinus tract Fistula |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008249 |
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