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  • Title: Surgical and medical management of rare echinococcosis of the extremities: pre- and post-operative long-term chemotherapy.
    Author: Infanger M, Kossmehl P, Grimm D.
    Journal: Scand J Infect Dis; 2005; 37(11-12):954-7. PubMed ID: 16308245.
    Abstract:
    Skeletal hydatid disease is a rare parasitic infection caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. We present the case of a 30-y-old patient with an echinococcosis of the right leg, who was treated with a preoperative albendazole chemotherapy (4 weeks), followed by radical surgical resection and postoperative albendazole treatment (1 y).
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