Hydatidosis is a common parasitic zoonosis in Middle Eastern, African, and Mediterranean populations whit primarily and well known involve of liver and lungs, but some complications are extremely rare and underrated. Particularly Hydatid cystic disease of the skeletal is one of the rarest clinical manifestations and when occurs involve in almost 50% of cases the spine. This manifestation is extremely debilitating, hard to correctly identify and manage. We want to underline this rare involve of spine to avoid misdiagnosis and complications.
Keywords: CE, cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus; FDG, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; Hydatid; Hydatid spine disease; PET-CT, Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography.
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