%0 Journal Article
%T Hydatid Cyst of the Knee: A Case Report
%A Hossein Ghanaati
%A Mehdi Mohammadifar
%A Mahsa Ghajarzadeh
%A Kavous Firouznia
%J Iranian Journal of Radiology
%D 2011
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection which occurs in specific geographical areas such as the Mediterranean region. We report a case of hydatid cyst of the knee in a 34-year-old man who was admitted with inability to walk and a painful knee. He had a past history of liver infection nine years ago. Laboratory findings were negative. According to the high prevalence of hydatid disease in Iran, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis of Baker¡¯s cyst, synovial cyst and lipoma.
%K Knee
%K Echinococcus
%K Infection
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