Osseous Hydatid Disease

A 48-year-old man referred with pain and swelling at the upper and middle third of left tibia with a history of previous os­seous hydatid disease three years ago. Despite surgical procedure which was performed in this case, recurrence was ob­served and repeated exploration with wide resection and or...

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Main Authors: Roya Alavi-Naini, Batool Sharifi- mood, Mahnaz Sandoghi, Maliheh Metanat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12321.pdf&manuscript_id=12321
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author Roya Alavi-Naini
Batool Sharifi- mood
Mahnaz Sandoghi
Maliheh Metanat
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Batool Sharifi- mood
Mahnaz Sandoghi
Maliheh Metanat
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description A 48-year-old man referred with pain and swelling at the upper and middle third of left tibia with a history of previous os­seous hydatid disease three years ago. Despite surgical procedure which was performed in this case, recurrence was ob­served and repeated exploration with wide resection and oral medical therapy were recommended. Bone hydatid cyst is an uncommon disease with difficult response to treatment. Hydatid disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of bone in endemic regions.
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spelling doaj.art-a05299df44a2403a80ae1517c0aed24f2022-12-21T23:25:15ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2008-12-01346064Osseous Hydatid DiseaseRoya Alavi-NainiBatool Sharifi- moodMahnaz SandoghiMaliheh MetanatA 48-year-old man referred with pain and swelling at the upper and middle third of left tibia with a history of previous os­seous hydatid disease three years ago. Despite surgical procedure which was performed in this case, recurrence was ob­served and repeated exploration with wide resection and oral medical therapy were recommended. Bone hydatid cyst is an uncommon disease with difficult response to treatment. Hydatid disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of bone in endemic regions.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12321.pdf&manuscript_id=12321 Hydatid cystTibiaRecurrenceIran
spellingShingle Roya Alavi-Naini
Batool Sharifi- mood
Mahnaz Sandoghi
Maliheh Metanat
Osseous Hydatid Disease
Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Hydatid cyst
Tibia
Recurrence
Iran
title Osseous Hydatid Disease
title_full Osseous Hydatid Disease
title_fullStr Osseous Hydatid Disease
title_full_unstemmed Osseous Hydatid Disease
title_short Osseous Hydatid Disease
title_sort osseous hydatid disease
topic Hydatid cyst
Tibia
Recurrence
Iran
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