Abstract
Skeletal hydatid disease is a rare parasitic infection caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. We present the case of a 30-y-old patient with an echinococcosis of the right leg, who was treated with a preoperative albendazole chemotherapy (4 weeks), followed by radical surgical resection and postoperative albendazole treatment (1 y).
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