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Spinal Echinococcus multilocularis infection mimicking tuberculosis: a rare case of vertebral alveolar echinococcosis in China
2023-04-04
Abstract excerpt
Echinococcus multilocularis ( E. multilocularis ) infection can cause alveolar echinococcosis (AE), a zoonosis that rarely affects humans. Although the incidence of AE has increased substantially, its diagnosis remains challenging due to a lack of clinical manifestations and imaging findings specific to this disease. Here, we described a case of vertebral AE in an elderly male from south China, who was initially m...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 01ee9e2d-6cd5-5820-946e-956e34fd6e86
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2695786/v1