Arif S H, Zaheer Sufian
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Eur Spine J. 2009 Jul;18 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):179-82. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0777-8. Epub 2008 Sep 16.
Spinal hydatid cyst is a serious but fortunately uncommon manifestation of the parasite Echinococcus, involving less than 1% patients with hydatid disease. Intradural hydatid cysts are extremely rare compared to other types of spinal hydatid cysts. We report a rare case of intradural, extramedullary spinal hydatid cyst in a 9-year-old male boy, who presented with weakness of both lower limbs for the last 4 months that was confirmed histopathologically; a better understanding of this rare but clinically challenging disease is intended by reporting this case.
脊髓包虫囊肿是棘球绦虫寄生虫引起的一种严重但所幸并不常见的表现，在包虫病患者中所占比例不到1%。与其他类型的脊髓包虫囊肿相比，硬脊膜内包虫囊肿极为罕见。我们报告了一例罕见的9岁男性硬脊膜内、髓外脊髓包虫囊肿病例，该患儿在过去4个月出现双下肢无力，经组织病理学确诊；通过报告该病例旨在更好地了解这种罕见但临床上具有挑战性的疾病。
