Affiliation:
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
3. Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Abstract
Key Clinical MessageAlthough quite rare, vertebral hydatidosis should always be considered as a differential diagnosis for spinal presentations, particularly in endemic areas for echinococcosis.AbstractIn this paper, we report a rare case of asymptomatic multiple intradural, extramedullary spinal hydatidosis, incidentally diagnosed in a patient with signs and symptoms of a true protruded disc. Although quite rare, vertebral hydatidosis should always be considered as a differential diagnosis for spinal presentations, particularly in endemic areas for echinococcosis.