Open AccessHydatid disease: A rare cause of fracture nonunion
Author(s) -
Divya Aggarwal,
Vaibhav Girotra,
Neelam Wadhwa,
Manish Chadha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.214979
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcus granulosus , nonunion , echinococcosis , histopathology , echinococcus , disease , femur , parasitic disease , pathology , surgery , zoology , biology
Hydatid disease is an infrequent parasitic infestation caused by cestode, most commonly, Echinococcus granulosus . Bone involvement is distinctly uncommon. We would like to share our experience of a rare case of hydatid disease of femur in a 24-year-old male who presented with nonunion of subtrochanteric fracture. Histopathology showed typical lamellated wall and dagger-shaped hooklets. In view of its rarity, hydatid disease often remains an unsuspected infection of the bone.