Report of three imported cases of neurocysticercosis in Guadeloupe

BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis is endemic in most countries of Central and South America but has rarely been described in the French West Indies. We aimed to better understand the clinical and radiological presentation of our cases. CASE PRESENTATION: We report three cases of neurocysticercosis in p...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Blaizot, R., Melot, B., Schepers, K., Nicolas, M., Gaumond, S., Poullain, P., Belaye, L., Lannuzel, A., Hoen, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5282648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2169-8
Descripción
Sumario:BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis is endemic in most countries of Central and South America but has rarely been described in the French West Indies. We aimed to better understand the clinical and radiological presentation of our cases. CASE PRESENTATION: We report three cases of neurocysticercosis in patients living in Guadeloupe, with different clinical and radiological presentations. CONCLUSION: Given the eventuality of autochtonous transmission, the diagnosis should be considered in all patients living in Guadeloupe presenting with seizures. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12879-016-2169-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Ejemplares similares