BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: Spinal hydatid cyst is a serious form of hydatid disease affecting less than 1% of the total cases of hydatid disease. We present a case of pathologically confirmed primary intradural spinal cyst hydatid in an otherwise healthy patient who showed no other evidence of systemic hydatid cyst disease. CASE REPORT: An 8-year-old boy presented with back pain, left leg pain, and difficulty in walking. The patient had no other signs of systemic hydatid cyst disease. An intradural extramedullary cystic lesion was identified with magnetic resonance imaging and was shown to be a hydatid cyst by histopathologic examination after the surgical removal. CONCLUSION: Although extremely rare, primary intradural extramedullary hydatid cyst pathology might be the cause of leg pain and gait disturbance in children living in endemic areas.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: Spinal hydatid cyst is a serious form of hydatid disease affecting less than 1% of the total cases of hydatid disease. We present a case of pathologically confirmed primary intradural spinal cyst hydatid in an otherwise healthy patient who showed no other evidence of systemic hydatid cyst disease. CASE REPORT: An 8-year-old boy presented with back pain, left leg pain, and difficulty in walking. The patient had no other signs of systemic hydatid cyst disease. An intradural extramedullary cystic lesion was identified with magnetic resonance imaging and was shown to be a hydatid cyst by histopathologic examination after the surgical removal. CONCLUSION: Although extremely rare, primary intradural extramedullary hydatid cyst pathology might be the cause of leg pain and gait disturbance in children living in endemic areas.
Authors: Adam L Sandler; Dominic Thompson; James T Goodrich; Jasper van Aalst; Eliezer Kolatch; Mostafa El Khashab; Farideh Nejat; Erwin Cornips; Sandeep Mohindra; Rahul Gupta; Reza Yassari; Lawrence B Daniels; Arundhati Biswas; Rick Abbott Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2012-09-30 Impact factor: 1.475
Authors: Halil Ibrahim Secer; Ihsan Anik; Ertugrul Celik; Mehmet Kadri Daneyemez; Engin Gonul Journal: J Spinal Cord Med Date: 2008 Impact factor: 1.985