Recurrent spinal hydatidosis causing Gibbus deformity: Report of a rare case

A case report of primary hydatidosis of ulna and adjacent soft tissue

“…These oncospheres are then absorbed through the small intestine and subsequently filtered by the liver and lungs [1] . Primary hydatid disease outside the liver and lungs usually happens when larvae manage to evade the capillary beds of the liver and lungs, which function as filters, and enter the bloodstream [2] . The hydatid larva undergoes slow development within the medulla of the bone, due to the dense nature of bone tissue.…”

“…Hydatidosis poses a significant risk to more than 270 million people in Central Asia, covering regions including Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and western China. This constitutes around 58 % of the overall population in the region [2] . Echinococcosis primarily affects the liver (50–70 %), lungs (20 %), and spleen (5–8 %), while the involvement of other organs such as the kidneys, brain, bones, spinal cord, and heart are rare, with bone infections averaging 1.5 %.…”