Osseous cystic echinococcosis: A case series study at a referral unit in Spain.

• Main Authors: Begoña Monge-Maillo (Author), María Olmedo Samperio (Author), José Antonio Pérez-Molina (Author), Francesca Norman (Author), Carla Ruth Mejía (Author), Sandra Chamorro Tojeiro (Author), Rogelio López-Vélez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is present in all continents, except for the Antarctica. Characteristically, CE lesions are found in the liver and the lungs, but virtually any part of the body may be affected (the spleen, kidneys, heart, central nervous system, bones, among others). It is esti...