ABSTRACT

Hydatidosis, caused by Echinococcus granu-losus, is an endemic parasitic disease in Medi-terranean countries. The most frequent anato-mic locations are liver and lung. Hydatidosis is located in the bones in 0.5 to 2% of all cases; approximately 50% of these involve the spine. We present a case diagnosed lumbar vertebral hydatid cyst disease. 48 years old male living in a farm with animals, admitted with back pain symptoms for several months. He underwent in anterior spine surgeıy 11 years before for hydatid cyst disease. Plain radiographs and magnetic resonans imaging studies performed. Anterior decompression, radical debridment, grafting, posterior instrumentation and fusion performed. Microbiologic and pathologic findings were ad-ressed hydatid cyst of spine. Albendasole medi-cation given for 4 months. The symptoms reve-aled, and there were no recurrences in radiog-raphic studies at 6 months later follow-up. Diffe-rential diagnosis is important between this rare spinal lesion and other spinal infections such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, vertebral osteomyelitis and spinal tumors.