학술논문
Alveolar echinococcosis as a cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection with recurrent cutaneous fistula formation
Document Type
article
Author
Source
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 114, Iss , Pp 31-33 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1201-9712
Abstract
Echinococcus multilocularis is endemic in Germany. However, alveolar echinococcosis is a rare disease. Most commonly the parasite affects the liver, behaving like a malignant tumour. Bones are affected in less than 2% of cases. We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis accompanied by recurrent cutaneous fistula formation.