Abstract
A 53-year-old male with a severe destructive lesion of the L4 vertebral body caused by an Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst was studied. He underwent surgery twice, and was treated continuously with albendazole, followed by albendazole combined with praziquantel. Specific anti-echinococcal immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgG4, and IgE activities before and after surgery were further determined. In spite of long-term chemotherapeutic treatment combined with surgery, no eradication of the disease was achieved.
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