A VERY RARE CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD PARAPARESIS
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: Levent Midyat, Şule GÖKÇE, Aşan Önder, Yasemin Özdemir, Gabil Mursalov, Sevgi Mir
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, International, WoS, 2009, vol 28, pp 754-755
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e31819c8004
Summary
Hydatid disease is caused by the larval form of Echinococcus. Lung and liver are the most commonly affected sites. Primary intradural extramedullary hydatid disease is extremely rare; a 13-year-old girl with primary intradural hydatid cyst who presented with symptoms of paraparesis is discussed in this article.