Case Report

Unusual cause of paraplegia in a child of 5 years

Nausheen Khan, Irma Vandewerke
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 18, No 1 | a594 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v18i1.594 | © 2014 Nausheen Khan, Irma Vandewerke | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 05 March 2014 | Published: 04 July 2014

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Nausheen Khan, Department of Radiology, Kalafong Hospital and University of Pretoria, South Africa
Irma Vandewerke, Department of Radiology, Kalafong Hospital and University of Pretoria, South Africa

Abstract

‘Hydatid’ originates from the Greek word meaning ‘watery vesicle’. It refers to a cyst formed as a result of infestation by larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, endemic to sheep-raising areas of the world. Humans are an accidental intermediary host, with lungs and liver most commonly affected. Hydatid involvement of the spine accounts for less than 1% of the total cases of hydatid disease and isolated extradural involvement is even rarer. We report a case of extradural hydatid cyst involving a boy of 5 years.

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