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Journal of Case Reports
Primary Musculoskeletal Hydatid Mimicking a Neoplasm
1Chetana  R. Ratnaparkhi, 1Kajal  R. Mitra, 1Amay M. Kulkarni, 2Debashish  R. Barick, 2Amit  N. Nemade
From the 1Department  of  Radiodiagnosis  &  Imaging and 2Department  of  Orthopedics,  NKP  Salve  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  and Lata  Mangeshkar  Hospital,  Digdoh  Hills, Nagpur.  Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Chetana  R. Ratnaparkhi
Email: chetanaratnaparkhi@gmail.com
Received: 20-AUG-2014 Accepted: 04-OCT-2014 Published Online: 05-NOV-2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0107
Abstract
Causative organism for hydatid disease in humans is Echinococcus granulosus and few other types of tapeworm.  In a life cycle of Echinococcus, humans are accidental hosts  who get infected by ingestion of the  eggs  of the parasite containing oncosphere, from  close contact with infected animals  or from the ingestion of contaminated food or water.  Most common site of involvement in humans is liver, followed by the lungs. Musculoskeletal involvement in hydatid disease is mostly secondary to liver or lung hydatid.  Primary musculoskeletal involvement is a rare manifestation of hydatid disease.  We report herein a case of primary hydatid disease involving pubic bone, which is a rare site and only few cases of pubic bone hydatid cysts are reported in literature. Imaging, especially Magnetic Resonance Imaging, plays a pivotal role in reaching the diagnosis as in our case and helps in differentiating from other pathologies. 
Keywords : Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echinococcus, Liver, Parasites, Animals, Humans.
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