Unusual site of recurrent musculoskeletal hydatid cyst: case report and brief review of the literature

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep 14;12(34):5577-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5577.

Abstract

A case of a large multiplex recurrent hydatid cyst involving the left gluteal muscle and the left iliopsoas, accompanied with degeneration of the musculature of the left upper leg is presented along with a review of the relevant literature. Very few such cases have been reported worldwide. The presented case is also distinguished by the involvement of muscles of distant anatomic areas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Atrophy
  • Buttocks / parasitology
  • Buttocks / pathology
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / parasitology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / parasitology*
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / pathology*
  • Psoas Muscles / parasitology
  • Psoas Muscles / pathology
  • Recurrence
  • Taenia / pathogenicity