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A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand
Cysticercosis and sparganosis are not uncommon parasitic infections in the developing world. Central nervous system infection by both cestodes can present with neurological signs and symptoms, such as seizure and mass effect, including brain hernia. Early detection and accurate diagnosis can prevent...
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The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5266356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095665 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2016.54.6.793 |
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author | Thammachantha, Samasuk Kunnatiranont, Ratana Polpong, Pongwat |
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description | Cysticercosis and sparganosis are not uncommon parasitic infections in the developing world. Central nervous system infection by both cestodes can present with neurological signs and symptoms, such as seizure and mass effect, including brain hernia. Early detection and accurate diagnosis can prevent a fatal outcome. Histological examinations of brain tissues can confirm the diagnosis of cerebral cysticercosis, which differs from sparganosis by the presence of a cavitated body. We report here a case of cerebral cysticercosis which has the similar clinical and imaging findings as sparganosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-52663562017-01-26 A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand Thammachantha, Samasuk Kunnatiranont, Ratana Polpong, Pongwat Korean J Parasitol Case Report Cysticercosis and sparganosis are not uncommon parasitic infections in the developing world. Central nervous system infection by both cestodes can present with neurological signs and symptoms, such as seizure and mass effect, including brain hernia. Early detection and accurate diagnosis can prevent a fatal outcome. Histological examinations of brain tissues can confirm the diagnosis of cerebral cysticercosis, which differs from sparganosis by the presence of a cavitated body. We report here a case of cerebral cysticercosis which has the similar clinical and imaging findings as sparganosis. The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2016-12 2016-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5266356/ /pubmed/28095665 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2016.54.6.793 Text en Copyright © 2016 by The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Thammachantha, Samasuk Kunnatiranont, Ratana Polpong, Pongwat A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand |
title | A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand |
title_full | A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand |
title_fullStr | A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand |
title_short | A Case of Cerebral Cysticercosis in Thailand |
title_sort | case of cerebral cysticercosis in thailand |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5266356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095665 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2016.54.6.793 |
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