Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1990 Dec;(261):247-50.

Echinococcus infestation of the biceps brachii. A case report.

Source

Sepulveda Veteran's Administration Hospital, Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

Echinococcus is a genus of tapeworm endemic in certain parts of the world but found only rarely in the United States. An extremely unusual case of an intramuscular infestation involving an extremity occurred in a 41-year-old man. Since the infestation closely resembled a soft-tissue tumor on clinical and roentgenographic examination, the patient was treated with an incisional biopsy of the mass, which consisted of a cystic cavity filled with clear fluid. The diagnosis of an Echinococcus cyst was made only after permanent section analysis revealed numerous scoleces within the cyst lining. The patient was asymptomatic six months after cyst excision but still remains at risk for recurrence of the infestation. The present report serves to alert the reader to this rare but potentially fatal condition. Preoperative diagnosis is imperative to avoid inadvertant rupture of a hydatid cyst, which releases viable scoleces into the systemic circulation and may precipitate an anaphylactic reaction.

PMID:: 2245554; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Publication Types, MeSH Terms

Publication Types

Case Reports

MeSH Terms

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Ovid Technologies, Inc.

Supplemental Content

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Hydatid cyst in the biceps and gluteus muscles: case report. [Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2007]
Hydatid cyst in the biceps and gluteus muscles: case report.
Ates M, Karakaplan M. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2007 Aug; 8(4):475-8.
Unusual location of primary hydatid cyst: soft tissue mass in the parapharyngeal region. [Dysphagia. 2011]
Unusual location of primary hydatid cyst: soft tissue mass in the parapharyngeal region.
Karaman E, Yilmaz M, Ada M, Yilmaz RS, Isildak H. Dysphagia. 2011 Mar; 26(1):75-7. Epub 2010 Mar 4.
Primary intramuscular infestation of Echinococcus granulosus misdiagnosed as a soft tissue tumor: a case report. [Acta Cytol. 2007]
Primary intramuscular infestation of Echinococcus granulosus misdiagnosed as a soft tissue tumor: a case report.
Insabato L, Marino G, Fazioli F, Iacono V, Mascolo M, Palombini L. Acta Cytol. 2007 Jul-Aug; 51(4):631-3.
Review [Cystic echinococcosis in humans: our clinic experience]. [Parassitologia. 2004]
Review [Cystic echinococcosis in humans: our clinic experience].
Tiseo D, Borrelli F, Gentile I, Benassai G, Quarto G, Borgia G. Parassitologia. 2004 Jun; 46(1-2):45-51.
Review Multiple intradural spinal hydatid disease: a case report and review of literature. [Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009]
Review Multiple intradural spinal hydatid disease: a case report and review of literature.
Güneçs M, Akdemir H, Tuğcu B, Günaldi O, Gümüçs E, Akpinar A. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Apr 20; 34(9):E346-50.

See reviews... See all...

Cited by 3 PubMed Central articles

Revision hip replacement for recurrent Hydatid disease of the pelvis: a case report and review of the literature. [J Orthop Surg Res. 2010]
Revision hip replacement for recurrent Hydatid disease of the pelvis: a case report and review of the literature.
Neelapala VS, Chandrasekar CR, Grimer RJ. J Orthop Surg Res. 2010 Mar 11; 5:17. Epub 2010 Mar 11.
Subcutaneous hydatid cysts occurring in the palm and the thigh: two case reports. [J Med Case Rep. 2008]
Subcutaneous hydatid cysts occurring in the palm and the thigh: two case reports.
Dirican A, Unal B, Kayaalp C, Kirimlioglu V. J Med Case Rep. 2008 Aug 13; 2:273. Epub 2008 Aug 13.
Muscular cystic hydatidosis: case report. [BMC Infect Dis. 2007]
Muscular cystic hydatidosis: case report.
Vicidomini S, Cancrini G, Gabrielli S, Naspetti R, Bartoloni A. BMC Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 30; 7:23. Epub 2007 Mar 30.

Related information

Related Citations
Calculated set of PubMed citations closely related to the selected article(s) retrieved using a word weight algorithm. Related articles are displayed in ranked order from most to least relevant, with the “linked from” citation displayed first.
Cited in PMC
Full-text articles in the PubMed Central Database that cite the current articles.

Recent activity

Clear Turn Off Turn On

Echinococcus infestation of the biceps brachii. A case report.
Echinococcus infestation of the biceps brachii. A case report.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1990 Dec ;(261):247-50.

PubMed
Bernard, Mitchell, Horner syndrome and others?
Bernard, Mitchell, Horner syndrome and others?
Surg Neurol. 1979 Mar ;11(3):221-3.

PubMed
[Chronic cervical epidural hematoma diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging].
[Chronic cervical epidural hematoma diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging].
No To Shinkei. 1990 Sep ;42(9):857-61.

PubMed
[Cutis verticis gyrata, hypertrophic gastritis, motrice diarhea, and horse's tal...
[Cutis verticis gyrata, hypertrophic gastritis, motrice diarhea, and horse's tall syndrome, a new association an apudoma (carcinoid or chemodectoma) (author's transl)].
Sem Hop. 1979 Mar 8-15 ;55(9-10):435-41.

PubMed
Molecular cloning and expression of human arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase.
Molecular cloning and expression of human arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990 Nov 15 ;172(3):1230-5.

PubMed

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

PubMed

Result Filters

Display Settings:

Send to: