Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation

Autor: Kirsten Schmidt-Hellerau, Kerstin Reiners, Ayla Yagdiran, Nicolaus Friedrichs, Julia Fischer, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Clara Lehmann, Norma Jung
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 114, Iss , Pp 31-33 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.041
Popis: Echinococcus multilocularis is endemic in Germany. However, alveolar echinococcosis is a rare disease. Most commonly the parasite affects the liver, behaving like a malignant tumour. Bones are affected in less than 2% of cases. We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis accompanied by recurrent cutaneous fistula formation.
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