Hydatid Cyst of the Spine: A Rare Case Report

• Published in: Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 78 - 81
• Main Authors: Alkan Çeviker, Sevil, Yüksel, Cihan, Şener, Alper, Önder, Taylan, Metineren, Mehmet Hüseyin, Özel, Çisil, Akgül, Ömer Serdar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Galenos Publishing House 01-03-2022; Galenos Yayinevi
• Subjects: albendazole; Albendazole - therapeutic use; Animals; Case reports; Cysts; Differential diagnosis; echinococcosis; Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging; Echinococcosis - surgery; Echinococcus; Humans; hydatidosis; Male; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Paralysis; Paraplegia; spinal hydatid cyst; Spine; Spine - diagnostic imaging; Spine - surgery; Vertebrae; Zoonoses; echinococcosis; paraplegia; albendazole; hydatidosis; Spinal hydatid cyst
• ISSN: 1300-6320; 2146-3077
• DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2021.29392

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease that can affect multiple organs and is difficult to diagnose and treat. Spinal hydatid cyst (SHC) is a rare hydatid cyst involvement observed in 1% of all cases. It can induce various neurological symptoms depending on the region of the involvement. Paraplegia is one of the most prevalent neurological symptoms. In this case report, a 63-year-old male patient with bilateral lower extremity paraplegia was operated on by neurosurgery and diagnosed with SHC at the level of Th 11 vertebra in the pathological examination of surgically removed materials. Thus, we aimed to emphasize the significance of pathological and microbiological examination in the differential diagnosis of spinal disorders.