First Case of Human Primary Vertebral Cystic Echinococcosis Due to <i>Echinococcus Ortleppi</i>

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a cosmopolitan parasitic zoonosis affecting more than one million people worldwide. In humans, primary bone CE is rare and involvement of <i>E. ortleppi</i> is very uncommon. We report here the first case of primary vertebral cystic echinococcosis due to <...

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Main Authors: Louise Basmaciyan, Bénédicte Burlet, Selim Ramla, Mathieu Blot, Sophie Mahy, Marie-Hélène Aubriot-Lorton, Stéphane Valot, Mickael Grelat, Marc Sautour, Frederic Grenouillet, Jenny Knapp, Laurence Millon, Lionel Piroth, Laurent Martin, Frederic Dalle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/11/443