Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu

Late vertebral and pulmonary alveolar echinococcosis after hepatic surgery mimicking spinal and disseminated tuberculosis: a case report

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare but potentially fatal zoonotic disease that primarily affects the liver, while extrahepatic involvement usually indicates advanced disease and poor prognosis. Vertebral and pulmonary AE may closely mimic tuberculosis (TB), particularly in TB...