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ArticleIDCases2018

A recurrent hydatid cyst of the thigh diagnosed 13 years after initial presentation.

Sapha Barkati, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Momar Ndao, Oluyomi Kabiawu Ajise, Makeda Semret, Cédric P Yansouni, Michael Libman

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Article in IDCases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hydatid cyst of the thigh: A case report with literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sapha BarkatiJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Guillaume Butler-LaporteJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Momar NdaoJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Oluyomi Kabiawu AjiseDepartment of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal, Canada.
Makeda SemretJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Cédric P YansouniJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Michael LibmanJ.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
McGill University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CACentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case presents a hydatid cyst of the thigh in a 57-year-old patient born and raised in rural Montenegro. He presented with a painful erythematous mass on the lateral aspect of the right thigh at the site of a previous cystic mass resection 13 years earlier. Complete surgical resection was conducted, histopathology revealed laminated membranes and polymerase chain reaction was positive for Echinococcus granulosus. Primary musculoskeletal hydatidosis is a rare entity and diagnosis is challenging. Any cystic lesion in a patient from an endemic area should raise the possibility of echinococcosis, regardless of anatomic location. The key aspects of diagnosis, albendazole treatment and surgical management are discussed.

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AlbendazoleEchinococcus granulosusHydatid cystMusculoskeletal hydatidosisSurgical resection

Identifiers

PMID29255673
PMCPMC5725221
OpenAlexW2769133558

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