Hydatid cyst of the sacrum. Report of a case

A Akhaddar; H Gourinda; Z el Alami; T el Madhi; A Miri

Hydatid cyst of the sacrum. Report of a case

Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1999 May;66(5):289-91.

Authors

A Akhaddar¹, H Gourinda, Z el Alami, T el Madhi, A Miri

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Trauma and Orthopedics Unit, Children's Hospital, Avicenne Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.

PMID: 10380263

Abstract

An unusual case of hydatid cyst of the sacrum revealed by low back pain and sciatica in a 16-year-old is reported. Computed tomography and a surgical biopsy provided the diagnosis. The outcome was favorable one year after mebendazole therapy initiation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use
Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging
Echinococcosis / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Mebendazole / therapeutic use
Sacrum / diagnostic imaging
Sacrum / parasitology
Sacrum / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antinematodal Agents
Mebendazole