Open AccessUnusual Localization of a Primary Hydatid Cyst
Author(s) -
Sancar Serbest,
Uğur Tiftikçi,
Abuzer Uludağ
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000003290
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , echinococcosis , hydatid cyst , echinococcus , radiological imaging , radiological weapon , radiology , disease , echinococcus granulosus , zoonotic disease , endemic disease , cyst , surgery , pathology , zoology , biology
Because hydatidosis of the bone (echinococcus infection) is a rare parasitic infection, its diagnosis and treatment poses great difficulties. Radiologic imaging findings are generally helpful to make the diagnosis. But occurrence of disease in atypical places and lack of specific radiological findings may complicate differential diagnosis. Nevertheless, familiarity with imaging findings in patients living at endemic areas provides advantages for diagnosis and treatment. We present a cyst hydatic case in scaphoid bone which has been reported in the literature only once previously.