Keutgens, Aurore; Simoni, Paolo; Detrembleur, Nancy; Frippiat, Frédéric; Giot, Jean-Baptiste; Spirlet, François; Aghazarian, Saro; Descy, Julie; Meex, Cécile; Huynen, Pascale; Melin, Pierrette; Müller, Norbert; Gottstein, Bruno; Carlier, Yves; Hayette, Marie-Pierre (2013). Fatal alveolar echinococcosis of the lumbar spine. Journal of clinical microbiology, 51(2), pp. 688-691. American Society for Microbiology 10.1128/JCM.01906-12
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For the last 10 years, the southern part of Belgium has been recognized as a low-risk area of endemicity for alveolar echinococcosis. This infection, caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, usually induces a severe liver condition and can sometimes spread to other organs. However, alveolar echinococcosis involving bones has been described only very rarely. Here, a fatal case of spondylodiscitis due to E. multilocularis contracted in southern Belgium is reported.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Host-Pathogen Interaction 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Müller, Norbert, Gottstein, Bruno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0095-1137 |
Publisher: |
American Society for Microbiology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Susanne Portner |
Date Deposited: |
28 Jul 2014 15:27 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1128/JCM.01906-12 |
PubMed ID: |
23175265 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.44723 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/44723 |
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