[Disseminated cysticercosis affecting the brain, the eye and the skin on a Senegalese patient].
Cysticercose disséminée à localisation neurologique, oculaire et cutanée chez une patiente sénégalaise.
Aged
Albendazole
/ administration & dosage
Brain
/ parasitology
Cysticercosis
/ diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye
/ parasitology
Eye Infections, Parasitic
/ diagnosis
Female
Headache
/ diagnosis
Humans
Neurocysticercosis
/ diagnosis
Phenobarbital
/ administration & dosage
Prednisolone
/ administration & dosage
Seizures
/ diagnosis
Senegal
Skin
/ parasitology
Skin Diseases, Parasitic
/ diagnosis
Disseminated cysticercosis
brain
eye
skin
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
08
04
2020
accepted:
26
04
2020
entrez:
25
11
2020
pubmed:
26
11
2020
medline:
26
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cysticercosis is a neglected tropical disease set as health priority by WHO. Most of the reported cases included isolated types of cysticercosis affecting the skin, the eyes or the brain . Disseminated types, however, are rare. We here report a case of disseminated cysticercosis affecting the brain, the eyes and the skin in a Senegalese female patient aged 66 years admitted with headaches and chronic seizures. Clinical examination showed cerebellar syndrome associated with generalized and painless nodular subcutaneous lesions. Diagnosis was confirmed based on histopathological examination of skin biopsy which showed cysticerci. Patient's outcome was good under albendazole therapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33235656
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.379.22722
pii: PAMJ-36-379
pmc: PMC7666692
doi:
Substances chimiques
Prednisolone
9PHQ9Y1OLM
Albendazole
F4216019LN
Phenobarbital
YQE403BP4D
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
fre
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
379Informations de copyright
Copyright: Bruce Shinga Wembulua et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d’intérêts.
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