Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Sep 19;7(9):e2450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002450. eCollection 2013.
Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques as well as surgical and medical treatment of spinal CE, our basic understanding of the parasite's predilection for the spine remains incomplete. To fill this gap, we systematically reviewed the published literature of the last five decades to summarize and analyze the currently existing data on epidemiological and anatomical aspects of spinal CE.
骨组织受染在人类包虫病（CE）中较为少见，但在大约 50%的病例中影响脊柱。尽管在诊断成像技术以及脊柱 CE 的手术和药物治疗方面取得了重大进展，但我们对寄生虫对脊柱的偏好的基本了解仍然不完整。为了填补这一空白，我们系统地回顾了过去五十年的文献，总结和分析了目前关于脊柱 CE 的流行病学和解剖学方面的现有数据。
