Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease
Hydatid disease is found in many low-income countries, where humans are deemed accidental hosts. Bone hydatid disease is a rare entity as the lungs and liver are usually the target organs. However, there are currently a handful of case reports around the world with bone hydatid disease. Contributio...
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| description | Hydatid disease is found in many low-income countries, where humans are deemed accidental hosts. Bone hydatid disease is a rare entity as the lungs and liver are usually the target organs. However, there are currently a handful of case reports around the world with bone hydatid disease.
Contribution: We present South Africa’s first case report of pelvic hydatid disease and looking to uncover some treatment options for this patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa684c6f50574e4689622ba4674dbbd52022-12-22T04:35:57ZengAOSISSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases2312-00532313-18102022-11-01371e1e310.4102/sajid.v37i1.455251Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid diseaseNabeela Adam0Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Frere Hospital, East London, South Africa; and, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Sisulu University, MthathaHydatid disease is found in many low-income countries, where humans are deemed accidental hosts. Bone hydatid disease is a rare entity as the lungs and liver are usually the target organs. However, there are currently a handful of case reports around the world with bone hydatid disease. Contribution: We present South Africa’s first case report of pelvic hydatid disease and looking to uncover some treatment options for this patient.https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/455hydatid diseasehydatidpelvic hydatid, bone hydatid |
| spellingShingle | Nabeela Adam Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases hydatid disease hydatid pelvic hydatid, bone hydatid |
| title | Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease |
| title_full | Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease |
| title_short | Case Report: A woman with pelvic hydatid disease |
| title_sort | case report a woman with pelvic hydatid disease |
| topic | hydatid disease hydatid pelvic hydatid, bone hydatid |
| url | https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/455 |
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