Spinal cysticercosis: A case report

Spinal cysticercosis is a rare and severe cysticercosis complication. The pathology is from the inflammatory reaction and granuloma formation around the eggs, which cause focal neurological deficits. Because of the rarity of this condition, diagnosis may be delayed and confused with other myelopathi...

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Autores principales: Manh, Bui Huy, Dat, Tran, Hai, Vu Trung, He, Dong-Van, Ha, Duong Dai, Que, Nguyen-Van, Duc, Nguyen Minh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10359710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37483373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.037
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author Manh, Bui Huy
Dat, Tran
Hai, Vu Trung
He, Dong-Van
Ha, Duong Dai
Que, Nguyen-Van
Duc, Nguyen Minh
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Hai, Vu Trung
He, Dong-Van
Ha, Duong Dai
Que, Nguyen-Van
Duc, Nguyen Minh
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description Spinal cysticercosis is a rare and severe cysticercosis complication. The pathology is from the inflammatory reaction and granuloma formation around the eggs, which cause focal neurological deficits. Because of the rarity of this condition, diagnosis may be delayed and confused with other myelopathies such as neoplasms or myelitis. We report a 42-year-old woman with low back pain and paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the spinal canal at the level of L4/L5 that was toward the diagnosis of myelitis. The patient underwent an open biopsy, and the result was granulomatosis caused by cysticercosis. The patient was then given an anticysticercosis medication and gradually recovered.
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spelling pubmed-103597102023-07-22 Spinal cysticercosis: A case report Manh, Bui Huy Dat, Tran Hai, Vu Trung He, Dong-Van Ha, Duong Dai Que, Nguyen-Van Duc, Nguyen Minh Radiol Case Rep Case Report Spinal cysticercosis is a rare and severe cysticercosis complication. The pathology is from the inflammatory reaction and granuloma formation around the eggs, which cause focal neurological deficits. Because of the rarity of this condition, diagnosis may be delayed and confused with other myelopathies such as neoplasms or myelitis. We report a 42-year-old woman with low back pain and paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the spinal canal at the level of L4/L5 that was toward the diagnosis of myelitis. The patient underwent an open biopsy, and the result was granulomatosis caused by cysticercosis. The patient was then given an anticysticercosis medication and gradually recovered. Elsevier 2023-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC10359710/ /pubmed/37483373 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.037 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.037
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