Case report: a rare case of intradural and pleural wall cystic echinococcosis

Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is prevalent in livestock farming regions around the world. However, it remains relatively rare compared to other infectious diseases. CE typically affects the liver, lungs, brain, and kidneys. Spinal and pleural wall involvement is exceedingly rare. We...

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Published in:BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Jianchen Zhao, Lingping Xu, Xiaozhou Lin, Yonghao He, Yong Yang, Xin Du, Chunliang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-09-01
Subjects:
Case report
Spinal cystic echinococcosis
Pleural wall cystic echinococcosis
Echinococcus granulosus
Hydatid disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09849-1

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