Primary Musculoskeletal and Retroperitoneal Hydatid Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review.
| Title: | Primary Musculoskeletal and Retroperitoneal Hydatid Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review. |
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| Authors: | Butiurca VO; Botoncea M; Modiga A; Zaharia RA; Uta KB; Molnar CD; Suciu BA |
| Source: | Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) [Chirurgia (Bucur)] 2025 Dec; Vol. 120 (6), pp. 714-722. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Case Reports; Review |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Editura Celsius Country of Publication: Romania NLM ID: 9213031 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1221-9118 (Print) Linking ISSN: 12219118 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Chirurgia (Bucur) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Bucuresti : Editura Celsius; Original Publication: Bucuresti : Editura Medicală, 1990- |
| MeSH Terms: | Echinococcosis*/diagnosis ; Echinococcosis*/surgery ; Echinococcosis*/drug therapy ; Echinococcosis*/parasitology ; Echinococcus granulosus*/isolation & purification ; Muscular Diseases*/diagnosis ; Muscular Diseases*/parasitology ; Muscular Diseases*/surgery ; Muscular Diseases*/drug therapy ; Musculoskeletal Diseases*/diagnosis ; Musculoskeletal Diseases*/parasitology ; Musculoskeletal Diseases*/surgery; Albendazole/therapeutic use ; Retroperitoneal Space/parasitology ; Anticestodal Agents/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Animals |
| Abstract: | Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus, most commonly affecting the liver and lungs. Musculoskeletal localization accounts for only 1-4% of cases, and primary muscular hydatidosis without thoracic or abdominal organ involvement is extremely rare. We report the case of a 65-year-old man who presented in an emergency setting with acute respiratory distress and an irreducible left inguinal hernia. Computed tomography revealed an extensive multiloculated cystic lesion involving the left iliopsoas and proximal thigh muscles, associated with pelvic bone destruction and a secondary right testicular cyst, in the absence of hepatic or pulmonary hydatid disease. Emergency surgery included hernia repair and excisional biopsy of the thigh masses, which intraoperatively showed the typical appearance of hydatid cysts. Histopathology confirmed Echinococcus granulosus infection, and postoperative albendazole therapy was initiated. The postoperative course was complicated by severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and, despite initial recovery, the patient later developed a hip abscess and repeatedly refused further surgery, ultimately being lost to follow-up. An institutional 10-year review and a focused literature review underline the rarity and diagnostic difficulty of primary musculoskeletal hydatid disease. Primary musculoskeletal and retroperitoneal hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic soft-tissue lesions, even in the absence of hepatic or pulmonary involvement, particularly in patients from endemic areas.; (Celsius.) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Echinococcusgranulosus; musculoskeletalhydaticdisease; retroperitonealhydaticdisease |
| Substance Nomenclature: | F4216019LN (Albendazole); 0 (Anticestodal Agents) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260114 Date Completed: 20260114 Latest Revision: 20260122 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.21614/chirurgia.3238 |
| PMID: | 41533982 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Case Reports; Review