[Cervical hydatid disease with retropharyngeal involvement: a case report]

J Radiol. 2004 Jan;85(1):51-3. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(04)97547-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Hydatid disease involves the bones in 0.5 to 2% of cases, with 44% of these cases at the level of the spine. The cervical spine is a rare location, with a risk of spinal cord compression and recurrences. The Authors report a case of a young male admitted for progressive quadriplegia secondary to cervical spine hydatidosis, extending towards the retropharynx that was evaluated by CT and MRI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Cervical Vertebrae* / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae* / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / pathology
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Gadolinium
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Morocco
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / pathology
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / surgery
  • Quadriplegia / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Contrast Media
  • Gadolinium