Open AccessPrimary spinal extradural hydatid cyst causing paraplegia
Author(s) -
Sushila Jaiswal,
Awadhesh Kumar Jaiswal,
Manoj Jain,
Sanjay Behari,
Rakesh Pandey
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.55018
Subject(s) - paraplegia , medicine , spinal cord compression , hydatid cyst , surgery , spinal cord , echinococcosis , cyst , psychiatry
Spinal hydatid disease is an uncommon cause of spinal cord compression and it constitutes 1% of all cases of hydatid disease. The authors present a case of a 21-year-old female presenting with rapid onset paraplegia caused by pathologically confirmed by extradural spinal hydatid cyst. Patient had marked improvement following surgical intervention. The case is discussed and the relevant literature is briefly reviewed.