Open AccessChronic Osteomyelitis Secondary to Hydatid Disease of Bone – A Case Report
Author(s) -
Nirvin Paul,
Alfred Cyril Roy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-3817
pISSN - 2250-0685
DOI - 10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i06.2876
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , debridement (dental) , surgery , orthopedic surgery , surgical debridement , sinus (botany) , femur , echinococcosis , biopsy , radiology , botany , biology , genus
Osseous hydatidosis is a rare orthopedic condition. Osseous hydatidosis leading to chronic osteomyelitis is rarer with very few articles published on it. This presents a challenge in diagnosis and treatment. Here, we report a patient with chronic osteomyelitis secondary to Echinococcal infection.