Abstract

MUNDUTEGUY, Martín; GARCES, Javier  and  MAZZUCCO, Juan. Femur hydatidosis: a rare cause of primary bone lesion. Rev. argent. radiol. [online]. 2009, vol.73, n.4, pp.449-452. ISSN 1852-9992.

Hydatidosis of bone is rare, accounting for only 0.5-4 % of cases in this topography. Is characterized by an insidious progression and a very large latency, therefore the disease being diagnosed at an advanced stage. This is the report of a case of the femur hydatidosis, in a 62- year-old man farmer, with pathological fracture, caused by a traffic accident. Radiographic findings suggest malignancy. Laboratory studies and a partial punction of femur were made with results for hydatidosis.

Keywords : Human echinococcosis; Osseous hydatidosis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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