Cystic echinococcosis of the waist and hip: a case report

Abstract

A patient with cystic echinococcosis was presented with primary lesions in the waist and hip. The case was misdiagnosed as subcutaneous abscess at initial diagnosis, and then definitively diagnosed as echinococcosis by means of imaging examinations and anti- Echinococcus antibody test. This case was reported with aims to improve the awareness of cystic echinococcosis among clinical physicians to avoid and reduce the misdiagnosis and missing diagnosis.

Abstract

［摘要］ 本文报道 1 例原发于腰臀部的细粒棘球蚴病病例。该病例初诊时被误诊为“皮下脓肿”, 后经影像学检查及抗 棘球蚴抗体试验得以确诊。本病例报道旨在提高临床医师对细粒棘球蚴病的认识, 避免和减少误诊、漏诊。