Cerebral Taenia crassiceps larvae infection in a 71-year-old immunocompetent male.
Central nervous system
Larvae
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia crassiceps
Tapeworm
Journal
Infection
ISSN: 1439-0973
Titre abrégé: Infection
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0365307
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Feb 2023
Historique:
received:
17
06
2022
accepted:
21
08
2022
pubmed:
10
9
2022
medline:
31
1
2023
entrez:
9
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report a rare case of a cerebral infection with Taenia crassiceps tapeworm larvae in an immunocompetent 71-year-old German male. Initially, an intracerebral malignoma was suspected after the patient experienced stroke-like symptoms. After surgery, helminth larvae, later identified as T. crassiceps, were detected. Identification on the species level was possible by specific PCR and sequencing. After complete surgical removal, the patient was treated with albendazole and dexamethasone for two weeks. No residual symptoms were reported up to date.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36083404
doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01912-w
pii: 10.1007/s15010-022-01912-w
pmc: PMC9879806
doi:
Substances chimiques
Albendazole
F4216019LN
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
277-281Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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