Ebrahimi Abdolali, Assadi Majid, Saghari Mohsen, Eftekhari Mohammad, Gholami Amir, Ghasemikhah Reza, Assadi Sakineh
Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, The Persian Gulf Health Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
J Med Case Rep. 2007 Sep 19;1:93. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-93.
Hydatid disease is common in many parts of the world, and causes considerable health and economic loss. This disease may develop in almost any part of the body.Bone involvement is often asymptomatic, and its diagnosis is primarily based on radiographic findings. A whole body bone scan is able to show the extent and distribution of lesions.We describe an unusual case of multifocal skeletal hydatosis and also explain the clinical and diagnostic points. We hope to stimulate a high index of suspicion among clinicians to facilitate early diagnosis and to consider this disease as a differential diagnosis in cases of multiple abnormal activity in bone scintigraphy especially among people in endemic areas.
包虫病在世界许多地区都很常见，并造成相当大的健康和经济损失。这种疾病几乎可发生于身体的任何部位。骨骼受累通常无症状，其诊断主要基于影像学检查结果。全身骨扫描能够显示病变的范围和分布。我们描述了一例罕见的多灶性骨骼包虫病病例，并阐述了其临床和诊断要点。我们希望提高临床医生的高度怀疑指数，以促进早期诊断，并在骨闪烁显像出现多处异常活动的病例中，尤其是在流行地区的人群中，将这种疾病作为鉴别诊断的考虑对象。
