Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Feb;51(2):688-91. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01906-12. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
For the last 10 years, the southern part of Belgium has been recognized as a low-risk area of endemicity for alveolar echinococcosis. This infection, caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, usually induces a severe liver condition and can sometimes spread to other organs. However, alveolar echinococcosis involving bones has been described only very rarely. Here, a fatal case of spondylodiscitis due to E. multilocularis contracted in southern Belgium is reported.
在过去的 10 年中,比利时南部已被确认为泡型包虫病地方性流行的低风险地区。这种由多房棘球绦虫引起的感染通常会导致严重的肝脏疾病,有时也会扩散到其他器官。然而,涉及骨骼的泡型包虫病却很少见。本文报告了一例在比利时南部感染多房棘球绦虫导致的致命性脊椎炎和椎间盘炎病例。